IP Library Granted Patent US 11,077,940
Granted Patent B2
US 11,077,940 · App. 16/122,366 · Granted Aug 3, 2021

Aircraft and method of use

Inventor: Stian Nilsen (New York, NY)
B64C29/0075B64C1/1476B64C25/06B64D31/06
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Patent No.
US 11,077,940
App. No.
16/122,366
Granted
Aug 3, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aircraft includes a fuselage having an interior cockpit to hold one or more seats; a canopy pivotally attached to the fuselage to provide access to the interior cockpit; wings extending away from the fuselage, each having a motor positioned at a first end; a tilting bar extending through the fuselage and engaging with a pivot point associated with each of the wings, the tilting bar allowing for the fuselage to rotate about the pivot bar and thereby stay in an upright position, regardless of the positioning of each of the wings; one or more landing legs positioned aside the fuselage and to support the fuselage during landing; a computing device to control each motor, each motor can be controlled independently; the cockpit is sized to hold one or more people; and the motor of each of the wings provides lifting force.

Claims (27)

1. An aircraft comprising:

a fuselage having an interior cockpit configured to hold one or more seats, the fuselage is configured to remain in an upright position relative to the ground surface during flight;

a counterweight platform secured within the interior cockpit, the counterweight platform having:

a first support and a second support, the first support extending perpendicular to the second support;

a plurality of batteries secured to the first support;

one or more motors associated with one or more worm drives, the one or more motors and the one or more worm drives are configured to move the plurality of batteries along the first support and the second support;

a canopy pivotally attached to the fuselage and configured to provide access to the interior cockpit;

a plurality of wings extending away from the fuselage, each of the plurality of wings having:

a motor positioned at a first end;

the plurality of wings being four wings, the four wings extending away from the fuselage in an X configuration;

a tilting bar extending through the fuselage and engaging with a pivot point associated with each of the plurality of wings, the tilting bar allowing for the fuselage to rotate about the pivot joint and thereby stay in an upright position, regardless of the positioning of each of the plurality of wings;

one or more landing legs positioned aside the fuselage and configured to support the fuselage during landing, the one or more landing legs are secured to the plurality of wings; and

a computing device configured to control each motor, wherein each motor can be controlled independently;

wherein the cockpit is sized to hold one or more people;

wherein the motor of each of the plurality of wings provides lifting force;

wherein the fuselage remains in the upright position as the plurality of wings rotate relative to the fuselage; and

wherein the plurality of wings do not obstruct access to the interior cockpit when the plurality of wings rotate relative to the fuselage.

2. The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the tilting bar is positioned above a balanced nodal associated with the fuselage, thereby allowing gravity to keep the fuselage in the upright position.

3. The aircraft of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more seats positioned within the cockpit.

4. The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of wings are positioned at a rear point of the fuselage, thereby increasing visibility from the cockpit.

5. The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein each motor of the plurality of wings comprises: at least one propeller surrounded by a housing and configured to provide thrust.

6. The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the computer further comprises:

a lower power setting;

wherein the computer is configured to determine an elevation and a weight associated with the cockpit; and

wherein activation of the lower power setting allows the aircraft to move about an area at a predetermined distance from a ground surface.

7. The aircraft of claim 6 , wherein the predetermined distance is approximately 6 inches.

Continuity (1)
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