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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Wayne Richard Howe, Irvine, CA (US);
Terrance Mason, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/04 (2024.01); B64C 27/00 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 27/24 (2024.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/04 (2013.01); B64C 27/006 (2013.01); B64C 29/00 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01);
Abstract
Vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (VTOLs) of the type used for the point-to-point delivery and transport of payloads (e.g., packages, equipment, etc.) and personnel, are significantly stabilized at least during takeoff and landing with present aspects significantly ameliorating or significantly eliminating destabilizing effects, including ground effect, during VTOL takeoff and/or landing.