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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2017
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Campbell McLaren, Alameda, CA (US);
Damon Vander Lind, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Pranay Sinha, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thomas Van Alsenoy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An aircraft includes a front tiltwing which in turn includes two non-foldable outer propellers and four foldable inner propellers. The four foldable inner propellers are rotating at least some of the time while the front tiltwing is held in a vertical takeoff and landing position. The four foldable inner propellers are stowed at least some of the time while the front tiltwing is held in a forward flight position. The aircraft also includes a back tiltwing which includes two non-foldable back propellers.