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Multicopter with detachable wing

  • US 9,623,969 B2
  • Filed: 01/17/2015
  • Issued: 04/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2015
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A quad-copter assembly of an unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:

  • a plurality of propeller drives each comprising a propeller attached to an electric motor;

    a rigid frame where said plurality of propeller drives is mounted;

    said plurality of propeller drives where each drive further comprises a rotor axis that is oriented vertically;

    said plurality of propeller drives provide vertical ascent and descent;

    a wing mounted to said rigid frame wherein said wing is angled from horizontal when said vehicle is at rest and where said wing provides lift during forward motion of said unmanned aerial vehicle;

    a plurality of vertically orientated spars securing the wing to the rigid frame;

    where said plurality of vertically orientated spars each traverses through a respective motor mount;

    wherein said plurality of vertically orientated spars include a plurality of front spars and a plurality of rear spars;

    wherein the plurality of front spars and the plurality of rear spars are varied at different lengths such that the wing is positionable at an angle from horizontal;

    where each of said plurality of vertically orientated spars also function as legs of the unmanned aerial vehicle;

    said wing is detachable from said rigid frame; and

    said quad-copter assembly of an unmanned aerial vehicle ascends, descends, hovers, and moves forward with or without the detachable wing.

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