Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ground-based vectored thrust system
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Application No.: US17050059Application Date: 2019-04-23
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Publication No.: US12044699B2Publication Date: 2024-07-23
- Inventor: Thomas R. Stumpf
- Applicant: Fuelie Landing Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US DE Lewes
- Assignee: Fuelle Landing Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Fuelle Landing Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Lewes
- Agency: COATS & BENNETT, PLLC
- International Application: PCT/US2019/028684 2019.04.23
- International Announcement: WO2019/209804A 2019.10.31
- Date entered country: 2020-10-23
- Main IPC: G01P5/00
- IPC: G01P5/00 ; B64F1/04 ; G01S13/72 ; B64F1/02
Abstract:
A ground-based vectored thrust system for landings and take-off of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The vectored thrust system provides an upward thrust on the VTOL aircraft when in proximity to the pad. The upward thrust can supplement the thrust system of the VTOL aircraft, or can be used exclusively to elevate the VTOL aircraft. A control unit can control one or more of the components of the vectored thrust system. The control unit can also be configured to take-over the flight of the VTOL aircraft when it is within a predetermined flight envelope of the pad.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210237863A1 Ground-Based Vectored Thrust System Public/Granted day:2021-08-05
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