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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Sunlight Aerospace Inc., Edison, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Sergey V. Frolov, New Providence, NJ (US);
Michael Cyrus, Castle Rock, CO (US);
John Peter Moussouris, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
SUNLIGHT AEROSPACE INC., Edison, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 37/00 (2006.01); B60F 5/02 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 17/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/10 (2006.01); B64C 17/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 37/00 (2013.01); B60F 5/02 (2013.01); B64C 17/02 (2013.01); B64C 17/08 (2013.01); B64C 29/0025 (2013.01); B64C 29/0058 (2013.01); B64C 39/02 (2013.01); B64C 39/10 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); B64C 2211/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft for vertical take-off and landing includes an aircraft frame having an open frame portion, at least one vertical thruster, a pod, separable from the aircraft and including a cabin to contain at least one of cargo and passengers, where the pod, when mounted to the aircraft, defines at least a portion of the aircraft frame, and a mounting system including at least one attachment member configured to attach the pod to the open frame portion. Such aircraft is capable of flight with and without the pod.