Patent ID: 9610817
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B60F,B64C,B64D,G05D

Claim:
1. A personal air vehicle apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a. an air module, said air module being unmanned; b. a first rotor and a second rotor operably attached to said air module, said first rotor having a first rotor axis of rotation, said second rotor having a second rotor axis of rotation, said first and second rotor axes of rotation being selectably tiltable about an axis of rotor tilt between a horizontal position and a vertical position; c. a ground module, said ground module and said air module being configured to be selectably attached one to the other, said first and second rotors in combination being configured to support said ground module and said air module in a flight when said ground module and said air module are attached, said first and second rotors in combination being configured to support said air module in said flight when said ground module and said air module are not attached; d. a first circular duct surrounding a periphery of said first rotor; e. a second circular duct surrounding said periphery of said second rotor, said first rotor in combination with said first circular duct defining a first ducted fan, said second rotor in combination with said second circular duct defining a second ducted fan, said first circular duct and said second circular duct defining a first and a second circular wing, said first and said second circular wings providing a lift to said air module when said air module is flying and said first and second rotor axes of rotation are in said horizontal position; f. a control system, said control system being configured to detect an aircraft condition of said air module during flight; g. a ballistic parachute configured to lower said air module or said ground module to a ground, said control system being configured to trigger said ballistic parachute if said control system detects said aircraft condition.