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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2023
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Brent C. Ross, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Kirk L. Groninga, Keller, TX (US);
Steven R. Ivans, Ponder, TX (US);
Jason Paul Hurst, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
Embodiments include an aircraft comprising a fuselage; a wing connected to the fuselage; and first and second propulsion systems connected to the wing on opposite sides of the fuselage, wherein at least a portion of each of the first and second propulsion systems and at least a portion of the wing are tiltable between a first position in which the aircraft is in a hover mode and a second position in which the aircraft is in a cruise mode, wherein each of the propulsion systems includes pylon and a rotor assembly comprising a plurality of rotor blades.