Vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft

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Description

FIG. 1 is a right rear top perspective view of a vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft with landing gear up;

FIG. 2 is a left front bottom perspective view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft with landing gear up;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft with landing gear up;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft with landing gear up;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft with landing gear up;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft with landing gear up;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft with landing gear up;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft with landing gear up;

FIG. 9 is a right rear top perspective view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear up;

FIG. 10 is a left front bottom perspective view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear up;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear up;

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear up;

FIG. 13 is a right side view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear up;

FIG. 14 is a left side view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear up;

FIG. 15 is a top view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear up;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear up;

FIG. 17 is right rear top perspective view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear down;

FIG. 18 is a left front bottom perspective view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear down.

FIG. 19 is a front view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear down;

FIG. 20 is a rear view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear down;

FIG. 21 is a right side view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear down;

FIG. 22 is a left side view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear down;

FIG. 23 is a top view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear down; and,

FIG. 24 is a bottom view of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, shown in an alternate configuration of use, with landing gear down.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft that form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1054959
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 1, 2023
Date of Patent: Dec 24, 2024
Assignee: Transcend Air Corporation (Carlisle, MA)
Inventors: Peter H. Schmidt (Lexington, MA), Mike James (Anchorage, AK), Clifford Gunsallus (Canton, CT), Robert DiRusso (Burlington, CT)
Primary Examiner: Christian P. McLean
Assistant Examiner: Jessica Lynn Devilbiss
Application Number: 29/871,877