The present invention provides Airborne Urban Mobility Vehicle 100 with VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) capability. The aircraft has a fuselage 200 freely pivoted between lateral arms of a yoke 230; the arms of the yoke extending fore and aft. At or towards the extremities of the arms the respective fore portions are linked laterally together by an aerofoil or wing 240 and the respective aft portions are linked laterally together by an aerofoil or wing 250. At least one of the fore and aft aerofoils having mounted thereon one or more propulsion units 260 such as propeller units or ducted fans. There is also claimed a method of operation which includes taking off with the wings in a vertical take-off orientation and then transitioning to a horizontal flight orientation with the fuselage moving freely to self-orientate with respect to the yoke.


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    Title :

    Airborne urban mobility vehicle with VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) capability


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-08-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge






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