VTOL AIRCRAFT HAVING FIXED-WING AND ROTORCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS
VTOL AIRCRAFT HAVING FIXED-WING AND ROTORCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS
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An aircraft includes an airframe having a fixed-wing section and a plurality of articulated electric rotors, at least some of which are variable-position rotors having different operating configurations based on rotor position. A first operating configuration is a vertical-flight configuration in which the rotors generate primarily vertical thrust for vertical flight, and a second operating configuration is a horizontal-flight configuration in which the rotors generate primarily horizontal thrust for horizontal fixed-wing flight. Control circuitry independently controls rotor thrust and rotor orientation of the variable-position rotors to provide thrust-vectoring maneuvering. The fixed-wing section may employ removable wing panels so the aircraft can be deployed both in fixed-wing and rotorcraft configurations for different missions.
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VTOL AIRCRAFT HAVING FIXED-WING AND ROTORCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS
VERTIKAL STARTENDES UND LANDENDES (VTOL) FLUGZEUG MIT STARRFLÜGEL- UND DREHFLÜGLERKONFIGURATIONEN
AÉRONEF ADAV AYANT DES CONFIGURATIONS À AILES FIXES ET DE GIRAVION
2020-09-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
| IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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