Disclosed is a method for controlling one or more tilting fan assemblies of an aircraft, the method comprising: receiving, by a control system coupled to an aircraft, a flight instruction, wherein the aircraft comprises a pair of wings and a plurality of support structures coupled to an underside of the pair of wings, wherein a lift fan assembly among a plurality of lift fan assemblies is fixed to a first end of each support structure, wherein the first end is provided at a trailing edge of the pair of wings, wherein at least one of a plurality of tilting fan assemblies is coupled to a second end of a first support structure among the plurality of support structures via a tilting mechanism, wherein the second end is provided at a leading edge of the pair of wings; determining, by the control system, a position of the plurality of tilting fan assemblies coupled to the aircraft, wherein the aircraft is configured for vertical takeoff and landing; controlling, by the control system, one or more of the plurality of tilting fan assemblies between a vertical lift position and a forward flight position based on the flight instruction; and continuously monitoring, by the control system, the position of the plurality of tilting fan assemblies in view of the flight instruction.
Aircraft with tilting fan assemblies
20.02.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch