Multicopter with boom-mounted rotors
First Claim
1. A multicopter aircraft, comprising:
- multiple rotors, each mounted substantially horizontally on a distal end of a boom;
a plurality of boom extensions, each boom extension being associated with a corresponding boom and each boom extension being configured to extend an associated distal end of said corresponding boom by an amount determined based at least in part on a swept area associated with a rotor mounted at or near said associated distal end; and
a material secured to said aircraft and of a size sufficient to reach a far end of one or more of said boom extensions, wherein the material separates an occupant of said aircraft from the multiple rotors.
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Abstract
A multicopter with boom mounted rotors is disclosed. In various embodiments, a multicopter includes multiple rotors, each mounted substantially horizontally on a distal end of a boom. The multicopter further includes a plurality of boom extensions, each boom extension being associated with a corresponding boom and each boom extension being configured to extend an associated distal end of said corresponding boom by an amount determined based at least in part on a swept area associated with a rotor mounted at or near said associated distal end. The multicopter includes a material, such as netting, secured to the aircraft and of a size sufficient to reach a far end of one or more of said boom extensions.
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20 Claims
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1. A multicopter aircraft, comprising:
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multiple rotors, each mounted substantially horizontally on a distal end of a boom; a plurality of boom extensions, each boom extension being associated with a corresponding boom and each boom extension being configured to extend an associated distal end of said corresponding boom by an amount determined based at least in part on a swept area associated with a rotor mounted at or near said associated distal end; and a material secured to said aircraft and of a size sufficient to reach a far end of one or more of said boom extensions, wherein the material separates an occupant of said aircraft from the multiple rotors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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