DISTRIBUTED AIRBORNE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention provide an alternative distributed airborne transportation system. In some embodiments, a method for distributed airborne transportation includes: providing an airborne vehicle with a wing and a wing span, having capacity to carry one or more of passengers or cargo; landing of the airborne vehicle near one or more of passengers or cargo and loading at least one of passengers or cargo; taking-off and determining a flight direction for the airborne vehicle; locating at least one other airborne vehicle, which has substantially the same flight direction; and joining at least one other airborne vehicle in flight formation and forming a fleet, in which airborne vehicles fly with the same speed and direction and in which adjacent airborne vehicles are separated by distance of less than 100 wing spans.

主权项

1. A distributed airborne transportation system, comprising:
a plurality of airborne vehicles, each having a wing and vertical take-off and landing capabilities; and an airborne fleet comprising at least two of the plurality of airborne vehicles flown in flight formation, wherein the airborne vehicles fly at the same speed and direction and are separated by a distance of less than 100 wing spans.