Multi-copter lift body aircraft with tail pusher
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B64C-027/22
B64C-027/26
B64C-027/82
G05D-001/08
G05D-001/02
G05D-001/04
B64C-039/02
출원번호
US-0589409
(2017-05-08)
등록번호
US-10053213
(2018-08-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Tu, Haofeng
출원인 / 주소
Pinnacle Vista, LLC
대리인 / 주소
WPAT, P.C. Intellectual Property Attorneys
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초록▼
A multi-copter lift body aircraft has a push or pull propeller and a lift body that has a first airfoil shape on a front to rear cross-section and a second airfoil shape on a left to right cross-section. The lift body is made from a top shell and a bottom shell. The lift body has a nose and a tail.
A multi-copter lift body aircraft has a push or pull propeller and a lift body that has a first airfoil shape on a front to rear cross-section and a second airfoil shape on a left to right cross-section. The lift body is made from a top shell and a bottom shell. The lift body has a nose and a tail. Multi-copter propellers are attached to the lift body. The multi-copter propellers provide a lift at low speeds and the lift body provides a lift at high speeds. Avionics can be stored in a hollow cavity of the lift body. The avionics may include a control circuit, batteries, and a radio receiver. The multi-copter has a lift body made from an upper shell and a lower shell. The lift body has an optimum attack angle at a cruising speed, and the lift body provides a combined lift mode.
대표청구항▼
1. A multi-copter lift body aircraft comprising: a. a push or pull propeller;b. a lift body comprised of a main body and at least a pair of wings coupled to the main body, the main body has a first airfoil shape on a front to rear cross-section along a medial line of the lift body, and each of the a
1. A multi-copter lift body aircraft comprising: a. a push or pull propeller;b. a lift body comprised of a main body and at least a pair of wings coupled to the main body, the main body has a first airfoil shape on a front to rear cross-section along a medial line of the lift body, and each of the at least a pair of wings has a third airfoil shape substantially similar to said first airfoil shape, wherein the lift body has a nose and a tail;c. multi-copter propellers having blades coupled to the lift body, wherein the multi-copter propellers are without shrouds and provide a multi-copter propeller lift at low speeds, wherein the lift body provides a lift body lift at high speeds; andd. avionics stored in a hollow cavity of the lift body, wherein the avionics includes a control circuit, batteries, and a radio receiver, wherein during a forward flight when the lift body generates a majority of the lift, the lifting propellers spin at varied speeds for controlling attitude, wherein the lift body does not have control surfaces, wherein lift body lift increases as an airspeed increases and a multi-copter propeller lift decreases so that the aircraft maintains the same altitude at any speed up to a top speed; and wherein each of the pair of wings has a top surface, said main body has a top portion, and the top surfaces of each of said pair of wings extend over a portion of said top portion of the main body forming a continuous contour;wherein the aircraft is unmanned. 2. The multi-copter of claim 1, wherein the lifting propellers spin at varied speeds for assisting in controlling the flight of the aircraft, wherein when carrying cargo, a lifting propeller speed is varied to accommodate a shifted center of gravity due to non-centered cargo. 3. The multi-copter of claim 1, wherein the lift body further comprises a second airfoil shape along a later line of the lift body, the second airfoil shape allows the lift body to generate lift from an airflow arriving from a lateral direction. 4. The multi-copter of claim 1, wherein the first airfoil shape in the main body has an optimum attack angle at a cruising speed, wherein the lift body provides a combined lift mode. 5. The multi-copter of claim 1, wherein the lift body includes a canard. 6. The multi-copter of claim 1, wherein the center of gravity of a multi-copter mode is the center of gravity of an airfoil mode. 7. The multi-copter of claim 1, wherein the multi-copter blades are locked into an unspinning position during flight. 8. The multi-copter of claim 1, wherein the lift body has open concave curvatures from a top view. 9. The multi-copter of claim 1, wherein the lift body includes a camera in the nose of the lift body when said push propeller is mounted to the tail of the lift body. 10. A multi-copter lift body aircraft comprising: a. a push or pull propeller;b. a lift body comprised of a main body and at least a pair of wings coupled to the main body, the main body has a first airfoil shape on a front to rear cross-section along a medial line of the lift body, and each of the at least a pair of wings has a third airfoil shape substantially similar to said first airfoil shape, wherein the lift body has a nose and a tail;c. multi-copter propellers having blades coupled to the lift body, wherein the multi-copter propellers are without shrouds and provide a multi-copter propellers lift at low speeds, wherein the lift body provides a lift body lift at high speeds; ande. avionics stored in a hollow cavity of the lift body, wherein the avionics includes a control circuit, batteries, and a radio receiver, wherein during a forward flight when the lift body generates a majority of the lift, the lifting propellers spin at varied speeds for controlling attitude, wherein the lift body has control surfaces which are active, wherein the lift body lift increases as an airspeed increases and a multi-copter propeller lift decreases so that the aircraft maintains the same altitude at any speed up to a top speed; and wherein each of the pair of wings has a top surface, said main body has a top portion, and the top surfaces of each of said pair of wings extend over a portion of said top portion of the main body forming a continuous contour;wherein the aircraft is unmanned. 11. The multi-copter of claim 10, wherein the lifting propellers spin at varied speeds for assisting the active control surfaces in controlling the flight of the aircraft, wherein when carrying cargo, a lifting propeller speed is varied to accommodate a shifted center of gravity due to non-centered cargo wherein the lift body has an airfoil with an attack angle that is not horizontal. 12. The multi-copter of claim 10, wherein the lift body further comprises a second airfoil shape along a later line of the lift body, the second airfoil shape allows the lift body to generate lift from an airflow arriving from a lateral direction. 13. The multi-copter of claim 10, wherein the first airfoil shape of the main body has an optimum attack angle at a cruising speed, wherein the lift body provides a combined lift mode. 14. The multi-copter of claim 10, wherein the lift body includes a canard forward control surface. 15. The multi-copter of claim 10, wherein the center of gravity in a multi-copter mode is the center of gravity in an airfoil mode, wherein the center of gravity in said airfoil mode is approximately ⅓ from the nose. 16. The multi-copter of claim 10, wherein said control surfaces include at least one selected from a group consisting of a rudder, an aileron and an elevator. 17. The multi-copter of claim 10, wherein the multi-copter blades are locked into an unspinning position during flight. 18. The multi-copter of claim 10, wherein the lift body has open concave curvatures. 19. The multi-copter of claim 10, wherein the lift body includes a camera in the nose of the lift body when said push propeller is mounted to the tail of the lift body.
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