Patent ID: 11866186
Assignee: JOBY AERO, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An aerial vehicle adapted for vertical take-off and horizontal flight, said aerial vehicle comprising:
a main vehicle body;
a wing coupled to said main vehicle body, said wing comprising a protrusion to the right and to the left of said main vehicle body, said wing comprising a right side trailing edge, a right side leading edge, a left side trailing edge, and a left side leading edge, wherein said right and left side trailing edges are forward swept; and
four or more wing rotor assemblies, said four or more wing rotor assemblies comprising a propeller and a motor,
wherein two or more wing rotor assemblies are attached to said rightward protrusion of the wing along a middle section of the wing span, and wherein said two or more wing rotor assemblies protrude forward of the right side leading edge of said rightward protrusion of the wing, and
wherein the centers of mass of each of the two or more wing rotor assemblies are forward of the right side leading edge of said rightward protrusion of the wing,
and wherein two or more wing rotor assemblies are attached to said leftward protrusion of the wing along a middle section of the wing span, and wherein said two or more wing rotor assemblies protrude forward of the left side leading edge of said leftward protrusion of the wing,
and wherein the centers of mass of each of the two or more wing rotor assemblies are forward of the left side leading edge of said leftward protrusion of the wing.