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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory W. Heinen, Lowell, MA (US);
Charles Miller, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/28 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64C 27/28 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C 2201/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/042 (2013.01); B64C 2201/104 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for a flight vehicle including a wing having a high aspect ratio and first and second rotors having a high aspect ratio, with a ratio of the rotor diameter to wing length ratio is equal to or greater than about 0.25. In embodiments, the flight vehicle can include a first and second motor, each less than about one thousand HP, to drive a respective rotor and a second motor. The flight vehicle can include a cruise mode and a VTOL mode.