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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Wisk Aero Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Geoffrey Alan Long, Montara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Wisk Aero LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/04 (2006.01); B64C 11/46 (2006.01); B64C 27/02 (2006.01); B64C 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/04 (2013.01); B64C 11/46 (2013.01); B64C 27/021 (2013.01); B64C 27/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for reducing drag on an aircraft. The aircraft can include at least one propulsion system with rotor blades configured to reduce aerodynamic drag when the propulsion system is deactivated. To reduce the amount of drag, the rotor blades can be locked into an aerodynamic position, and prevented from passively spinning. Additionally, the rotor blades can be configured to have angular positions that reduce drag. For example, the rotor blades as a group may be configured to generally point toward and/or away from an airflow current.