Patent ID: 11912404
Assignee: DELOREAN AEROSPACE, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft comprising:
a fuselage having a fore end, an aft end, and a fuselage center of mass located between the fore end and the aft end, the fuselage having a longitudinal axis that is located between a top side and a bottom side and extending between the fore end and the aft end;
propulsion units including a fore propulsion unit and an aft propulsion unit, the fore propulsion unit located fore of the fuselage center of mass along the longitudinal axis of the fuselage, the aft propulsion unit located aft of the fuselage center of mass and, the fore propulsion unit and the aft propulsion unit each generating thrust;
a fore mounting surface located at the fore end for coupling the fore propulsion unit to the fuselage, the fore mounting surface directing rotation of the fore propulsion unit about at least a first axis, the fore propulsion unit to provide thrust in a substantially vertical direction and a substantially horizontal direction such that backwash from the fore propulsion unit is directed over an upper surface of the fuselage generating lift;
an aft mounting surface located aft of the center of mass of the fuselage for coupling the aft propulsion unit to the aircraft, the aft propulsion unit located higher relative to a center of mass of the fore propulsion unit; and
a flight control computer communicatively coupled to the fore propulsion unit and the aft propulsion unit and configured to send an output signal to control orientation of the at least the fore propulsion unit about the first axis.