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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Inventor:
Troy Cyril Schank, Keller, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01); B64D 27/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/0025 (2013.01); B64D 27/023 (2013.01); B64D 27/12 (2013.01); B64C 2211/00 (2013.01); B64D 2027/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vertical-takeoff-and-landing ('VTOL') aircraft including a non-VTOL aircraft equipped for forward takeoff and flight and a modular boom system interoperably coupled to the non-VTOL aircraft. The modular boom system includes a first modular boom and a second modular boom. The first modular boom includes a first rocket-turbine engine. The first modular boom is mounted to a first wing of the non-VTOL aircraft. The second modular boom includes a second rocket-turbine engine. The second modular boom is mounted to a second wing of the non-VTOL aircraft.