Patent ID: 9242738
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B64C,B64D,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. An aircraft comprising: a fuselage; a forward wing coupled to the fuselage and located forward of a center of gravity; an aft wing coupled to the fuselage and located aft of the center of gravity; a first plurality of lift rotors located between the forward wing and the aft wing on a port side of the fuselage, at least one of the first plurality having a first cant and at least one of the plurality having a second cant, the second cant having an angle different from the first cant; a second plurality of lift rotors located between the forward wing and the aft wing on a starboard side of the fuselage, at least one of the second plurality having a third cant and at least one of the plurality having a fourth cant, the fourth cant having an angle different from the third cant; a propeller coupled to the fuselage for providing forward thrust; and a flight computer, coupled to the fuselage, and configured to independently control an amount of thrust provided by each of the first plurality and each of the second plurality of lift rotors according to a difference between a current orientation of the personal aircraft and a desired orientation of the personal aircraft.