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公开(公告)号：US20230192287A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-22
申请号：US17558307
申请日：2021-12-21
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Steven R. Ivans , Berlin B. Benfield
CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 , B64C39/024 , B64C1/1415 , B64C2201/088 , B64C2201/04 , B64C2201/024
Abstract: There is disclosed in one example an unmanned vertical lift aircraft, comprising: an airframe; a drive system configured for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL); a power plant to power the drive system; and an internal cargo bay comprising a fore aperture and an aft aperture, the fore and aft apertures having dimensions substantially conforming to a cross section of the internal cargo bay, and the internal cargo bay comprising a substantially linear and open volume between the fore and aft apertures.
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公开(公告)号：US20220306292A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-29
申请号：US17216591
申请日：2021-03-29
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brent C. Ross , Kirk L. Groninga , Steven R. Ivans , Steve R. Schafer , Brad Joseph Passe , Nicholas Ralph Carlson
Abstract: One embodiment is an aircraft including a fuselage; a wing connected to the fuselage; first and second booms connected to the wing on opposite sides of the fuselage; first and second forward propulsion systems attached to forward ends of the first and second booms; first and second aft propulsion systems fixedly attached proximate aft ends of the first and second booms; first and second wing-mounted propulsion systems connected to outboard ends of wings; and first and second wing tips fixedly connected to outboard sides of the first and second wing-mounted propulsion systems; wherein the first and second wing-mounted propulsion systems and the first and second wing tips are collectively tiltable between a first position when the aircraft is in a hover mode and a second position when the aircraft is in a cruise mode.
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公开(公告)号：US20230150659A1
公开(公告)日：2023-05-18
申请号：US17528989
申请日：2021-11-17
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Steven R. Ivans , Robert Roe
CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 , B64C39/04
Abstract: One embodiment is an aircraft including first and second fuselages; a wing assembly connecting the first and second fuselages, wherein the first and second fuselages are parallel to one another; first and second forward propulsion systems tiltably attached to forward ends of the first and second fuselages; and first and second aft propulsion systems fixedly attached proximate aft ends of the first and second fuselages.
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公开(公告)号：US11718397B2
公开(公告)日：2023-08-08
申请号：US17324184
申请日：2021-05-19
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brent C. Ross , Kirk L. Groninga , Steven R. Ivans , Jason Paul Hurst
CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 , B64C13/24 , B64D27/24 , B64D35/04
Abstract: Embodiments include an aircraft comprising a fuselage; a wing connected to the fuselage; and first and second propulsion systems connected to the wing on opposite sides of the fuselage, wherein at least a portion of each of the first and second propulsion systems and at least a portion of the wing are tiltable between a first position in which the aircraft is in a hover mode and a second position in which the aircraft is in a cruise mode, wherein each of the propulsion systems includes pylon and a rotor assembly comprising a plurality of rotor blades.
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公开(公告)号：US20230077891A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-16
申请号：US17477180
申请日：2021-09-16
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Steven R. Schafer , Steven R. Ivans
Abstract: An aircraft is described with both VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) capabilities and convention airplane capabilities. A preferred embodiment comprises a fuselage and fixed wing, with one boom on either side of the fuselage. Each boom comprises a tilt rotor on a fore end and a fixed rotor on the aft end. Both rotors can be directed vertically for VTOL capability. During cruise the tilt rotors can be directed forward for thrust and the fixed rotors can be stopped and directed along the boom axis, minimizing drag. The described embodiments have advantages in weight savings and maneuverability compared to other VTOL aircraft.
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公开(公告)号：US12168508B2
公开(公告)日：2024-12-17
申请号：US17216591
申请日：2021-03-29
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brent C. Ross , Kirk L. Groninga , Steven R. Ivans , Steve R. Schafer , Brad Joseph Passe , Nicholas Ralph Carlson
Abstract: One embodiment is an aircraft including a fuselage; a wing connected to the fuselage; first and second booms connected to the wing on opposite sides of the fuselage; first and second forward propulsion systems attached to forward ends of the first and second booms; first and second aft propulsion systems fixedly attached proximate aft ends of the first and second booms; first and second wing-mounted propulsion systems connected to outboard ends of wings; and first and second wing tips fixedly connected to outboard sides of the first and second wing-mounted propulsion systems; wherein the first and second wing-mounted propulsion systems and the first and second wing tips are collectively tiltable between a first position when the aircraft is in a hover mode and a second position when the aircraft is in a cruise mode.
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公开(公告)号：US12037111B2
公开(公告)日：2024-07-16
申请号：US17477180
申请日：2021-09-16
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Steven R. Schafer , Steven R. Ivans
CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 , B64C1/30 , B64C3/56 , B64C2211/00
Abstract: An aircraft is described with both VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) capabilities and convention airplane capabilities. A preferred embodiment comprises a fuselage and fixed wing, with one boom on either side of the fuselage. Each boom comprises a tilt rotor on a fore end and a fixed rotor on the aft end. Both rotors can be directed vertically for VTOL capability. During cruise the tilt rotors can be directed forward for thrust and the fixed rotors can be stopped and directed along the boom axis, minimizing drag. The described embodiments have advantages in weight savings and maneuverability compared to other VTOL aircraft.
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公开(公告)号：US20230192286A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-22
申请号：US17558263
申请日：2021-12-21
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Steven R. Ivans , Berlin B. Benfield , Brent C. Ross
CPC classification number: B64C27/52 , B64C29/0033
Abstract: There is disclosed in one example a tiltrotor system for a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, including: a rotor pylon, wherein the rotor pylon is rotatable, via a rotation maneuver, between a substantially horizontal orientation and a substantially vertical orientation; a linear actuator disposed to actuate the rotation maneuver; and a mechanical guide disposed to maintain a center of gravity along a substantially linear axis throughout the rotation maneuver.
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公开(公告)号：US11760475B2
公开(公告)日：2023-09-19
申请号：US17558263
申请日：2021-12-21
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Steven R. Ivans , Berlin B. Benfield , Brent C. Ross
IPC: B64C29/00
CPC classification number: B64C29/0033
Abstract: There is disclosed in one example a tiltrotor system for a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, including: a rotor pylon, wherein the rotor pylon is rotatable, via a rotation maneuver, between a substantially horizontal orientation and a substantially vertical orientation; a linear actuator disposed to actuate the rotation maneuver; and a mechanical guide disposed to maintain a center of gravity along a substantially linear axis throughout the rotation maneuver.
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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
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.
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