Patent ID: 8985504
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. An aerial vehicle, comprising: a fuselage having an exterior surface; a first pair of airfoils, a proximal portion of each of the first pair of airfoils rotatably attached at a forward pivot point at the exterior surface; and a second pair of airfoils, a proximal portion of each of the second pair of airfoils rotatably attached at an aft pivot point on the exterior surface; wherein the first pair of airfoils are configured to be rotatable to a retracted position that is aligned with a retracted position of the second pair of airfoils, with wing tips of the first pair of airfoils located adjacent to the aft pivot point when the first pair of airfoils is in its retracted position, and wherein wing tips of the second pair of airfoils are located adjacent to the forward pivot point when the second pair of airfoils is in its retracted position.