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Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 12, 2020
Applicant:

Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Campbell McLaren, Alameda, CA (US);

Pranay Sinha, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64D 29/02 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 29/02 (2013.01); B64D 33/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tilt rotor system, comprising: a pylon portion that includes: an upper protrusion that is configured to be in contact with an upper surface of a wing and a lower protrusion that is configured to be in contact with a lower surface of the wing; and a rotor portion that includes a rotor, wherein the rotor portion is able to move between: (1) a first position that is associated with a vertical flight mode and (2) a second position that is associated with a forward flight mode. The pylon portion further includes an air intake vent, a horizontal surface, a rotor controller, and a heat sink.


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