An electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft having a disc-shaped blended wing-body that houses power sources and controls. Thrust pod arms are attached to the blended wing-body and each arm has a one of a set of thruster pairs. An ingress/egress hatch is attached to the rear surface. Navigation and strobe lights are located on the outside edge. Front landing gear is attached to the upper surface including pair of parallel motor pod struts. Main landing gear is attached proximate the trailing edge and a set of right and left elevons is attached to the rear surface proximate the main landing gear. A cockpit area including a viewing window is formed on the blended-wing.


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    Title :

    ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING BLENDED WING-BODY ARICRAFT


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    Publication date :

    2021-08-19


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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