US Patent Issued on Feb. 17 for "Vertical take-off and landing aircraft and methods of taking-off, landing, high speed flight, and aircraft control" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,530, issued on Feb. 17.

"Vertical take-off and landing aircraft and methods of taking-off, landing, high speed flight, and aircraft control" was invented by Reynaldo Thomas Alfaro (Tehachapi, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft that closely integrates thrust and aerodynamics to achieve VTOL flight, high speed forward flight, and smooth transitions from VTOL to forward flight. The invention combines Electric Ducted Rotors, Pivoting Angled Ducts, Ducted Column Assemblies, and Ventral Control Door assemblies for VTOL and high speed forward flight of an aircraft. In forward flight, the concept uses a plurality of Ducted Rot...