Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous package delivery aircraft
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Application No.: US16526909Application Date: 2019-07-30
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Publication No.: US10752350B2Publication Date: 2020-08-25
- Inventor: John Richard McCullough , Paul K. Oldroyd
- Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Applicant Address: US RI Providence
- Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US RI Providence
- Agency: Lawrence Youst PLLC
- Main IPC: B64C29/00
- IPC: B64C29/00 ; G05D1/08 ; G05D1/10 ; B64C39/02 ; B64C39/08

Abstract:
An aircraft includes an airframe and a distributed thrust array coupled to the airframe including at least six propulsion assemblies. A flight control system is operably associated with the distributed thrust array and is operable to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies. A package delivery module is coupled to the airframe. In a VTOL orientation utilizing thrust-borne lift, a first pair of propulsion assemblies is forward of the package delivery module, a second pair of propulsion assemblies is aft of the package delivery module and a third pair of propulsion assemblies is lateral of the package delivery module. In a forward flight orientation utilizing wing-borne lift, the first pair of propulsion assemblies is below the package delivery module, the second pair of propulsion assemblies is above the package delivery module and the third pair of propulsion assemblies is lateral of the package delivery module.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190375499A1 Autonomous Package Delivery Aircraft Public/Granted day:2019-12-12
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