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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2021
Beta Air, Llc, South Burlington, VT (US);
Christopher J. Woodall, Burlington, VT (US);
Riley Griffin, Montpelier, VT (US);
Herman Wiegman, Essex Junction, VT (US);
BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US);
Abstract
A system for propulsion management of an electric aircraft. The system includes an electric aircraft that is configured to transition between a hover state and a fixed-wing flight state. The electric aircraft includes at least one set of a plurality of propulsors that are coupled to the electric aircraft. The system includes a flight controller that is coupled to the electric aircraft. The flight controller is configured to detect a state transition of the electric aircraft from the hover state to the fixed-wing flight state. The flight controller is configured to send a parking or unparking command to the at least one set of a plurality of propulsors to reduce air drag.