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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Daniel I Newman, Lafayette Hill, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01); G06F 30/15 (2020.01); G06F 30/17 (2020.01); B64C 27/52 (2006.01); B64C 1/16 (2006.01); B64U 10/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 1/06 (2013.01); B64C 1/16 (2013.01); B64C 27/52 (2013.01); G05D 1/085 (2013.01); G06F 30/15 (2020.01); G06F 30/17 (2020.01); B64U 10/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01);
Abstract
Embodiments herein describe UAVs that utilize tail boom assemblies from pre-existing aircraft designs as lift generating elements. In one embodiment, a UAV includes a fuselage having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a first tail boom coupler disposed at the first end, and a second tail boom coupler disposed at the second end. Each of the first tail boom coupler and the second tail boom coupler are configured to mechanically couple with a plurality of tail boom assemblies procured from a pre-existing aircraft design.