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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kirk L. Groninga, Keller, TX (US);
John Lloyd, Arlington, TX (US);
Daniel B. Robertson, Southlake, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/10 (2006.01); B64C 27/20 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/026 (2013.01); B64C 9/00 (2013.01); B64C 13/04 (2013.01); B64C 25/10 (2013.01); B64C 27/20 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a first aspect, there is a personal air vehicle including a body having a forward portion, a central portion and an aft portion; a first ducted fan supported by the forward portion of the body; a second ducted fan supported by the aft portion of the body; and third and fourth ducted fans supported by the left and right sides of the body and pivotable relative to the body. An aspect provides a method of flying the personal air vehicle.