Foldable tiltrotor aircraft
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The ornamental design for a foldable tiltrotor aircraft, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 7, 2017
Date of Patent: Dec 24, 2019
Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
Inventors: Steven Ivans (Ponder, TX), Brent Ross (Flower Mound, TX), Nathan Wu (Irving, TX), Berlin Benfield (Grapevine, TX), Kendall Goodman (Southlake, TX)
Primary Examiner: Marissa J Cash
Application Number: 29/628,851