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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2019
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Mehmet E. Erengil, Austin, TX (US);
Jayant Sirohi, Austin, TX (US);
Fabrizio Bisetti, Austin, TX (US);
Christopher G. Cameron, Cambridge, MA (US);
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein relate to a vertical take-off and landing aircraft, specifically an electric or hybrid electric aircraft having a plurality of ducted fans. The aircraft includes a plurality of axially oriented fans, laterally oriented fans, forward air intakes, side exit ports and rear exhaust ports. The aircraft achieves flight by capturing air in the intakes and diverting the air through the axially oriented fans or the laterally oriented fans through the channels selectively.