An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has a wing assembly that is coupled to a cargo carrying pod. The pod has a pallet storage volume and an aerodynamic outer surface. The wing assembly has wings that are coupled to rotor booms that include motors and rotors. A tail assembly is coupled to tail booms that extend back from the wings. Rudders are coupled to the rear portions of the tail booms and an elevator is coupled to top portions of the rudders. The elevator is at least 84 inches high and the rudders are at least 48 apart so that a forklift can drive under the elevator and between the rudders to a rear door of the pod to place cargo on a pallet into the storage area of the pod.
Aircraft with removable pod and wing for transporting cargo on pallets
09.07.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
AIRCRAFT WITH REMOVABLE POD AND WING FOR TRANSPORTING CARGO ON PALLETS
Europäisches Patentamt | 2023
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