A tail sitter aircraft (10) includes a fuselage (12) having a forward portion (14) and an aft portion (16). The forward portion (14) of the fuselage (12) includes first and second rotor stations (18, 20). A first rotor assembly (22) is positioned proximate the first rotor station (18). A second rotor assembly (24) is positioned proximate the second rotor station (20). A tailboom assembly (26) extends from the aft portion (16) of the fuselage (12) and includes a plurality of landing members (28). A pusher propeller (38) extends from the tailboom assembly (26). In a vertical takeoff and landing mode, the first and second rotor assemblies (22, 24) rotate about the fuselage (12) to provide vertical thrust. In a forward flight mode, rotation of the pusher propeller (38) provides forward thrust and the first and second rotor assemblies (22, 24) are non-rotatable about the fuselage (12) forming a dual wing configuration to provide lift.
AIRCRAFT HAVING DUAL ROTOR-TO-WING CONVERSION CAPABILITIES
FLUGZEUG MIT DUALER ROTOR-FLÜGEL-UMWANDLUNGSFÄHIGKEIT
AÉRONEF AYANT DES CAPACITÉS DE CONVERSION ROTOR/AILE DOUBLE
2019-02-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
Aircraft having Dual Rotor-to-Wing Conversion Capabilities
European Patent Office | 2018
|Aircraft having dual rotor-to-wing conversion capabilities
European Patent Office | 2019
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