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Hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone

  • US 10,081,436 B1
  • Filed: 07/06/2017
  • Issued: 09/25/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A long-distance drone comprising:

  • a canard body style having a main body, a left main wing, a right main wing, a left forewing, and a right forewing;

    wherein the left forewing is attached to the main body forward of the left main wing;

    wherein the right forewing is attached to the main body forward of the right main wing;

    a left linear support spaced apart from said main body connecting the left forewing to the left main wing;

    a right linear support spaced apart from said main body connecting the right forewing to the right main wing;

    a first propeller, a second propeller, and a third propeller linearly arranged and disposed on the left linear support;

    a fourth propeller, a fifth propeller, and a sixth propeller linearly arranged and disposed on the right linear support;

    wherein the first and the third propellers are disposed on a first side of the left linear support, and the second propeller is disposed on a second side of the left linear support opposite to the first side of the left linear support;

    wherein one of said first and second side of the left linear support is a bottom side positioned below a horizontal position of both the left forewing and left main wing;

    wherein the fourth and the sixth propellers are disposed on a first side of the right linear support, and the fifth propeller is disposed on a second side of the right linear support opposite to the first side of the right linear support;

    wherein one of said first and second side of the right linear support is a bottom side positioned below a horizontal position of both the right forewing and right main wing;

    wherein the first and the second propellers only partially overlap in their respective ranges of motion;

    wherein each of said left and right linear support extends rearward beyond the left and right main wings, where the left and right main wings are also a pair of rearmost wings;

    wherein each of said left and right main wings is longer than each of said left and right forewings; and

    wherein each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth propeller has a thrust vector, and these thrust vectors are perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the main body.

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