Redundant load path for a tiltable aircraft componentA tilting apparatus for an aircraft, comprising: a tiltable aircraft component which tilts between a first and second position, at least one actuator for adjusting a tilt angle of the tiltable aircraf…DRIVE·May 26·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Archer Aviation Inc.
Hydrogen Powered Electric Vertical Take-Off And Landing AircraftA hydrogen fuel cell powered electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft with a high efficiency hydrogen fuel system. The eVTOL aircraft may utilized tilt-up rotors for hover flight, which…DRIVE·Apr 9·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Joby Aero, Inc.
POWER DISTRIBUTION CIRCUITS FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED AIRCRAFTA power distribution circuit for an electrically powered aircraft includes a plurality of batteries and a plurality of electric propulsion systems. A plurality of isolated power distribution circuits …DRIVE·Mar 26·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Wisk Aero LLC
VTOL Aircraft Fan Tilting Mechanisms and ArrangementsDisclosed is an electric aircraft, which includes a fuselage and at least one wing coupled to the fuselage. The electric aircraft includes a plurality of tilting fans coupled to the at least one wing,…DRIVE·Jan 8·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Wisk Aero LLC
HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS FOR DIFFERENT MODES OF FLIGHTA first power source includes a high discharge rate battery and a second power source includes a high energy battery. An electronically activated switch switches between the first power source and the…DRIVE·Nov 7·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Kitty Hawk Corporation
TILT ROTOR VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AERIAL VEHICLEAn aerial vehicle includes a fuselage supporting a pair of wings, with each of wings having a pair of booms attached thereto. A tilt rotor is positioned at each of the forward ends of each of the boom…DRIVE·Sep 19·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Joby Aero. Inc.
AIRFLOW CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOFA system and method of an airflow control system for a vehicle is described herein. The airflow control system (100) includes an airflow housing (120) defining an airflow passageway (125) extending be…DRIVE·May 1·2 min readFollowB64C29/0033DONALDSON CO INC [US]
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION IN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTThe present disclosure relates generally to electric aircraft, and more specifically to electric power distribution for electric aircraft. In one embodiment, an electric aircraft is disclosed, compris…DRIVE·Mar 28·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Archer Aviation Inc.
METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE ROTOR TORQUES OF AN AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF HOVERING AND CONTROL UNIT FOR AN AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF HOVERINGThere is described a method for estimating rotor torques (TQ, TQ) of an aircraft (1) capable of hovering; the aircraft (1) comprises a first and a second rotor (31, 32), which are operatively connecte…DRIVE·Jan 31·2 min readFollowB64C29/0033LEONARDO SPA [IT]
HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS FOR DIFFERENT MODES OF FLIGHTDuring a cruise mode, a cruise-only propeller provides thrust using power from a first power source. During a hovering mode and a transitional mode, the propeller provides no thrust. The first power s…DRIVE·Dec 28·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Kitty Hawk Corporation
BATTERY SYSTEMS WITH POWER OPTIMIZED ENERGY SOURCE AND ENERGY STORAGE OPTIMIZED SOURCEA system includes a power optimized energy source, an energy storage optimized source, and a network that combines a first current from the power optimized energy source and a second current from the …DRIVE·Nov 30·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Kitty Hawk Corporation
SHORT TAKEOFF AND LANDING VEHICLE WITH FORWARD SWEPT WINGSA vehicle includes a tilt rotor that is aft of a fixed wing and that is attached to the fixed wing via a pylon. A flight computer configured to instruct the tilt rotor to produce a maximum downward an…DRIVE·Jul 27·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Kitty Hawk Corporation
FLOATING MOVING DEVICEA floating moving device includes a first rotation unit, a second rotation unit, a third rotation unit, a fourth rotation unit, and a fifth rotation unit. A fourth adjustment unit adjusts a direction …DRIVE·Feb 2·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033TATSUMI RYOKI CO., LTD
Line Replaceable Centerbody Assemblies for Ducted PropulsionA ducted propulsion assembly for an aircraft includes a duct and a plurality of stators. The distal ends of the stators are coupled to the duct. The ducted propulsion assembly includes a line replacea…DRIVE·Sep 15·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Textron Innovations Inc.
COMPACT AERIAL MISSION MODULAR MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMAccording to at least one exemplary embodiment, a method, system and apparatus for an aircraft may be shown and described. An exemplary embodiment may be an autonomous aircraft which can vertically ta…DRIVE·Jun 9·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Urbineer Inc
SHORT TAKEOFF AND LANDING VEHICLE WITH FORWARD SWEPT WINGSA vehicle includes a tilt rotor that is aft of a wing and that is attached to the wing via a pylon. The tilt rotor has an adjustable maximum downward angle from horizontal that is less than or equal t…DRIVE·Mar 10·2 min readFollowB64C29/0033Kitty Hawk Corporation
Tiltrotor Propulsion System for an AircraftA propulsion system of an aircraft has at least one unducted fan and at least one ducted fan, the at least one unducted fan and the at least one ducted fan being powered by an electric power source an…DRIVE·Mar 10·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033General Electric Company
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION IN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTAn electric aircraft includes rotors for providing lift for vertical take-off and landing of the aircraft, proprotors that are tiltable between lift configurations for providing lift for vertical take…DRIVE·Jan 13·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Archer Aviation, Inc.
HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS FOR DIFFERENT MODES OF FLIGHTA hybrid power system includes a first power source that includes an internal combustion engine, a second power source that includes a battery, and a power controller. The hybrid power system is inclu…DRIVE·Nov 4·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Kitty Hawk Corporation
REDUNDANT DRIVE TRAIN FOR PYLON MOUNTED ROTORSA system includes an inboard tiltrotor subsystem and an outboard tiltrotor subsystem. The inboard tiltrotor subsystem includes an inboard pylon, an inboard tiltrotor, and a single and non-redundant dr…DRIVE·Nov 4·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Kitty Hawk Corporation
TILTING MECHANISM WITH TELESCOPING ACTUATORA tiltrotor has a range of motion between a forward flight position and a hovering position, where a pylon and the tiltrotor are coupled via a telescoping actuator, a rigid bottom bar, and a fixed hin…DRIVE·Sep 30·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033Kitty Hawk Corporation
PERSONAL FLIGHT APPARATUS WITH VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGThe present invention refers to a personal flight apparatus with vertical take-off and landing characterized in that it is a biplane apparatus constituted by two distinct parts articulated there betwe…DRIVE·Mar 4·3 min readFollowB64C29/0033Räzvan Sabie
Infrared suppressing exhaust systemA method of managing aircraft exhaust includes providing hot air at a hot air mass flow rate, providing cold air at a cold air mass flow rate, and mixing the hot air and the cold air at a variable hot…DRIVE·Mar 26·1 min readFollowB64C29/0033BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC [US]
