An unmanned fixed wing vertical take-off and landing aircraft, comprising: an elongate fuselage defining a longitudinal axis, the fuselage having a nose and a tail; a pair of rearward swept fixed wings, each wing having a root end respectively attached at an opposite side of a middle portion of the fuselage; three pairs of independent thrust units wherein at least a first pair of thrust units is positioned at the nose and tail of the fuselage and each of said fixed wings respectively comprises at least a pair of thrust units; wherein the three pairs of independent thrust units are arranged at aerodynamically appropriate locations to enable vertical take-off and landing of the aircraft and to avoid a flight compromise when at least one of the three pairs of thrust units fails to operate.


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    Title :

    Unmanned fixed wing vertical take-off and landing aircraft


    Publication date :

    2024-11-13


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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