公开(公告)号：US20230211879A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17569818

申请日：2022-01-06

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Steven R. Ivans ,  Brent C. Ross ,  Mathew Chapdelaine ,  Berlin B. Benfield

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64C1/14 ,  B64C29/00

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C1/1415 ,  B64C29/0008 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/128

Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, including: a vehicle controller circuit programmed to operate the VTOL aircraft without an onboard human operator; a rotor system; an airframe; and an external cargo coupling to receive an external payload of at least approximately 300 pounds beneath the airframe.