Patent ID: 11970264
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A method, comprising:
generating thrusts with a plurality of rotors mounted on a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, each of the plurality of rotors comprising at least one rotor blade and an electrical motor of a plurality of electrical motors for driving the at least one rotor blade, wherein each of the plurality of rotors is coupled to a boom mount of a pivotal coupling via a boom extending from the boom mount, wherein each boom is directly coupled to the boom mount; and
controlling the plurality of electrical motors such that the thrusts generated by a plurality of rotors enable the powerplane assembly to tilt in two dimensions such that the powerplane assembly (1) passively pivots via the pivotal coupling about a pitch axis and a roll axis relative to a fuselage of the VTOL aircraft having a cabin and (2) is indexed to the cabin about a yaw axis, wherein the yaw axis is perpendicular to the pitch axis and the roll axis, wherein the fuselage comprises a powerpack assembly comprising an intake duct an outlet duct, and at least one battery pack, the at least one battery pack electrically coupled to the electrical motors of the plurality of rotors and positioned above the cabin between the cabin and the pivotal coupling, wherein the intake duct is configured to receive cooling air generated by at least one of the plurality of rotors for cooling the powerpack assembly.