United States of America As Represented by the Administrator of Nasa

Ronald C Busan

David D North

William Todd Hodges

William J Fredericks

Paul M Rothhaar

Mark D Moore

Zachary R Johns

William M Langford

Christopher T Laws

Sandy R Webb

Systems, methods, and devices are provided that combine an advance vehicle configuration, such as an advanced aircraft configuration, with the infusion of electric propulsion, thereby enabling a four times increase in range and endurance while maintaining a full vertical takeoff and landing ('VTOL') and hover capability for the vehicle. Embodiments may provide vehicles with both VTOL and cruise efficient capabilities without the use of ground infrastructure. An embodiment vehicle may comprise a wing configured to tilt through a range of motion, a first series of electric motors coupled to the wing and each configured to drive an associated wing propeller, a tail configured to tilt through the range of motion, a second series of electric motors coupled to the tail and each configured to drive an associated tail propeller, and an electric propulsion system connected to the first series of electric motors and the second series of electric motors.

Vertical takeoff and landing vehicle with increased cruise efficiency

Vertical take-off and landing vehicle with increased cruise efficiency

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Newport News, VA, United States of America

Ronald C Busan