A telescoping wing system for a UAV, comprising:a first wing section comprising a substantially hollow interior; anda second wing section configured to be stowed within the interior of the first wing section such that an external surface of the second wing section is adjacent to an internal surface of the first wing section, wherein the second wing section is attached to a fuselage of an aerial vehicle and has a lesser chord length than the first wing section, wherein the first wing section and the second wing section form a first wingspan in a first arrangement comprising the second wing section stowed within the interior of the first wing section, and wherein the first wing section and the second wing section form a second wingspan in a second arrangement comprising the first wing section displaced along at least a portion of a length between a first end and a second end of the second wing section, wherein the length of an exposed portion of the second wing section increases as the first wing section is displaced.
AERIAL VEHICLE WITH DEPLOYABLE COMPONENTS
LUFTFAHRZEUG MIT EINSETZBAREN KOMPONENTEN
VÉHICULE AÉRIEN À ÉLÉMENTS DÉPLOYABLES
2022-06-01
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |