Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft are provided with fixed-position port and starboard wings extending laterally from an elongate fuselage having an empennage at an aft end of the fuselage and a propeller to provide horizontal thrust to the aircraft in a direction of the longitudinal axis thereof. A series of port and starboard rotor units are provided, each of which includes axially opposed rotor blades, and a motor to rotate the rotor blades and provide vertical thrust to the aircraft. A logic control unit (LCU) controllably sets an angular position of the opposed rotor blades along a position axis relative to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft in response to determining an optimal position of the rotor blades during cruise flight operation to thereby minimize airflow disruption over the fixed-position wings.
VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING (VTOL) AIRCRAFT WITH CRUISE ROTOR POSITIONING CONTROL FOR MINIMUM DRAG
SENKRECHT STARTENDES UND LANDENDES FLUGZEUG MIT ROTORPOSITIONIERSTEUERUNG FÜR MINIMALEN LUFTWIDERSTAND
AÉRONEF À DÉCOLLAGE ET ATTERRISSAGE VERTICAUX (ADAV) DOTÉ D'UNE COMMANDE DE POSITIONNEMENT DE ROTOR DE CROISIÈRE POUR UNE TRAÎNÉE MINIMALE
2022-04-27
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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