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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Joby Aviation, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joeben Bevirt, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Alex Stoll, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Joby Aviation, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64C 11/28 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64C 11/28 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64C 39/068 (2013.01); Y02T 50/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using a set of wing mounted thrust producing elements and a set of tail mounted rotors for takeoff and landing. An aerial vehicle which is adapted to vertical takeoff with the rotors in a rotated, take-off attitude then transitions to a horizontal flight path, with the rotors rotated to a typical horizontal configuration. The aerial vehicle uses different configurations of its wing mounted rotors and propellers to reduce drag in all flight modes.