Patent
   D909278
Priority
Nov 15 2018
Filed
Nov 15 2018
Issued
Feb 02 2021
Expiry
Feb 02 2036

TERM.DISCL.
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for a foldable tiltrotor aircraft, substantially as shown and described.

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.

The broken lines in the drawings represent unclaimed environmental subject matter and form no part of the claim.

Kooiman, James E., Eschete, Lynn F., Rinehart, Michael E., Williams, Jeffrey M., Smith, Clegg, Winter, Jason P., Bushmire, Troy T.

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