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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
May. 17, 2024
Joby Aero, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
JoeBen Bevirt, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Alex Stoll, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Martin Van Der Geest, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Scott MacAfee, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Jason Ryan, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Joby Aero, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Abstract
A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft includes a starboard wing, a port wing, first and second tilt rotors coupled to the port and starboard wings respectively, and first and second batteries. A pair of control surfaces are arranged on a first side of the mid-sagittal plane of the aircraft, the pair comprising a first and a second control surface. A first flight actuator is electrically connected to the first battery and a second flight actuator is electrically connected to the second battery. The first and second flight actuators are mechanically connected to the first and second control surfaces respectively.