Foldable tiltrotor aircraft
Granted 2 Feb 2021 · 1 office action
Current assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC. · originally Textron
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Inventors: James E. Kooiman, Clegg Smith, Jeffrey M. Williams, Michael E. Rinehart +3 · Examiner: Marissa J Cash · AU 2915 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a foldable tiltrotor aircraft with the rotor nacelles facing forward, doors on the bottom of the fuselage open, and landing gear down;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the aircraft in FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the aircraft in FIG. 1 with the rotor nacelles facing upward, doors on the bottom of the fuselage open, and landing gear down;
FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the aircraft in FIG. 8 ;
FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of the aircraft of FIG. 1 with the rotor nacelles facing forward, doors on the bottom of the fuselage closed, and landing gear up;
FIG. 16 is a front elevational view of the aircraft in FIG. 15 ;
FIG. 17 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 18 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 19 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 20 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 21 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 22 is a front perspective view of the aircraft of FIG. 1 with the rotor nacelles facing upward, doors on the bottom of the fuselage closed, and landing gear up;
FIG. 23 is a front elevational view of the aircraft in FIG. 22 ;
FIG. 24 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 25 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 26 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 27 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 28 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 29 is a front perspective view of the aircraft of FIG. 1 in a folded position;
FIG. 30 is a front elevational view of the aircraft in FIG. 29 ;
FIG. 31 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 32 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 33 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 34 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 35 is a bottom view thereof.
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