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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2009
Ryan S. Wood, Broomfield, CO (US);
Darold B. Cummings, Coeur D'Alene, ID (US);
David W. Hall, Morro Bay, CA (US);
Ryan S. Wood, Broomfield, CO (US);
Darold B. Cummings, Coeur D'Alene, ID (US);
David W. Hall, Morro Bay, CA (US);
Frontline Aerospace, Inc., Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
An aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing is provided. The aircraft includes a fuselage having a forward portion and an aft portion. A lift fan extends though a duct, which extends through the fuselage. The aircraft further includes a pair of wing sets where each set of wings include first and second wings. Each set of wings has a first wing with a first wing root interconnected to the fuselage forward of a central axis of the lift fan and a second wing having a second wing root interconnected to the fuselage aft of the central axis of the lift fan. The tips of each set of wings are connected. The aircraft further includes a pusher fan.