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

Claim 1:
2. The VTOL aircraft as recited in claim 1, wherein the fore mounting surface directs rotation of the fore propulsion unit about at least a first axis, and the aft propulsion unit is coupled to an aft mounting surface which directs rotation of the aft propulsion unit about at least a second axis, the fore mounting surface and the aft mounting surface are configured to orient the fore propulsion unit and the aft propulsion unit, respectively, in the following flight modes:
a hover mode in which the fore propulsion unit and the aft propulsion unit are oriented such that thrust from the fore propulsion unit and the aft propulsion unit is directed substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the thrust from the fore propulsion unit and the aft propulsion unit to support the VTOL aircraft in hover flight; and
a forward flight mode in which the fore propulsion unit and the aft propulsion unit are oriented such that thrust from the fore propulsion unit and the aft propulsion unit is directed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, the thrust from the fore propulsion unit and the aft propulsion unit causing propulsion of the VTOL aircraft in forward flight.