A tail sitter aircraft (10) is capable of forward flight and hover operations. The tail sitter aircraft (10) includes a wing (12, 13) and first (14) and second (15) prop-nacelles supportively disposed on the wing. Each of the first and second prop-nacelles includes an articulable rotor (20), which is rotatable about variable rotational axes and which includes blades (22) that are collectively and cyclically controllable in both forward flight and hover regimes.
CONTROL SYSTEM AND STRATEGY FOR TAIL SITTER
STEUERUNGSSYSTEM UND -STRATEGIE FÜR EINEN AUF DEM HECK STEHENDEN SENKRECHTSTARTER
SYSTÈME DE COMMANDE ET STRATÉGIE POUR PERSONNE ASSISE À L'ARRIÈRE
2019-05-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English