Patent ID: 11912393
Assignee: JOBY AERO, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An aerial vehicle with a drag reduction system, said aerial vehicle comprising:
a motor driven rotor assembly, said motor driven rotor assembly comprising:
a rotor;
a stator, said rotor rotationally coupled to said stator;
a propeller hub, said propeller hub mounted directly to a front side of said rotor;
a nacelle, said nacelle defining an outer surface, said rotor forward of a forward edge of the nacelle, the forward edge of said outer surface of said nacelle defining an air inlet gap behind said rotor, said air inlet gap fluidically coupled to an interior of said nacelle; and
a multi-channel diffuser, said diffuser comprising one or more diffuser plates, said diffuser fluidically coupled to said air inlet gap, said diffuser fluidically coupled to said interior of said nacelle.