Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Modular and morphable air vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 模块化和变形的飞行器
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Application No.: US13068601Application Date: 2011-05-16
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Publication No.: US09045226B2Publication Date: 2015-06-02
- Inventor: John W. Piasecki , Frederick W. Piasecki , Brian Geiger , Douglas Johnson , David Pitcairn
- Applicant: John W. Piasecki , Frederick W. Piasecki , Brian Geiger , Douglas Johnson , David Pitcairn
- Applicant Address: US PA Essington
- Assignee: Piasecki Aircraft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Piasecki Aircraft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Essington
- Agency: Lipton, Weinberger & Husick
- Agent Robert J. Yarbrough
- Main IPC: B64C27/22
- IPC: B64C27/22 ; B64C37/00 ; B64C29/00 ; B64D17/80 ; B64D25/00

Abstract:
An unmanned air module includes one or more rotors, engines, a transmission and avionics. Any of several different ground modules may be attached to the air module. The air module may fly with and without the ground module attached. The ground module may be a vehicle ground module and may be manned. The vehicle ground module may transport the attached air module across the ground. The air module may have two rotors, which may be ducted fans, and three different configurations: a tandem rotor configuration, a side-by-side configuration, and a tilted-rotor configuration.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110315806A1 Modular and morphable air vehicle Public/Granted day:2011-12-29
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