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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2020
Applicant:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Evan R. Ulrich, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Robert Edward Oberto, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 35/06 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/291 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 35/06 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/291 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01);
Abstract
An aircraft for generating torque. The aircraft includes a motor coupling a lifting rotor and a torque rotor, and is configured to spin the lifting rotor in a first direction to generate lift and spin the torque rotor in a second direction to generate drag-torque. The torque rotor and the lifting rotor are coupled or decoupled from one another during flight or on ground.