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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventor:
Taewoo Nam, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/06 (2006.01); B64C 37/00 (2006.01); B64C 3/00 (2006.01); B64C 21/04 (2006.01); B64C 3/32 (2006.01); B64C 11/00 (2006.01); B64C 3/56 (2006.01); B64C 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 37/00 (2013.01); B64C 3/00 (2013.01); B64C 3/32 (2013.01); B64C 3/56 (2013.01); B64C 11/00 (2013.01); B64C 21/04 (2013.01); B64C 39/005 (2013.01); B64C 39/006 (2013.01); B64C 39/066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dual channel wing for an aircraft, comprising an inboard and an outboard portion, wherein each portion comprises a channel wing section. Each channel may include a propulsor and the propulsors of each of the channels may be offset relative to one another in the chordwise direction of the wing. The wing may be foldable upon itself about a chordwise axis such that the inboard and outboard channels overlap. At least one dual channel wing may also be located on an aerocar.