SG10201806915VA - Vertical takeoff and landing (vtol) air vehicle - Google Patents

Vertical takeoff and landing (vtol) air vehicle

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SG10201806915VA
SG10201806915VA SG10201806915VA SG10201806915VA SG10201806915VA SG 10201806915V A SG10201806915V A SG 10201806915VA SG 10201806915V A SG10201806915V A SG 10201806915VA SG 10201806915V A SG10201806915V A SG 10201806915VA SG 10201806915V A SG10201806915V A SG 10201806915VA
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vtol
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Dana J Taylor
Phillip T Tokumaru
Bart Dean Hibbs
William Martin Parks
David Wayne Ganzer
Christopher Eugene Fisher
Jason Sidharthadev Mukherjee
Joseph Frederick King
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Aerovironment Inc
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Abstract

Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Air Vehicle A flight control apparatus for fixed-wing aircraft includes a first port wing (115) and first starboard wing (120), a first port swash plate (145) coupled between a first port rotor 155) and first port electric motor (135), the first port electric motor (135) coupled to the first port wing (115), and a first starboard swash plate (150) coupled between a first starboard rotor (130) and first starboard electric motor (140), the first starboard electric motor (140) coupled to the first starboard wing (120). [Figure 3A]
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