An aircraft (10) having a vertical takeoff and landing flight mode and a forward flight mode. The aircraft (10) includes a fuselage (12) and a dual tiltwing assembly (18) having a vertical lift orientation and a forward thrust orientation relative to the fuselage (12). The dual tiltwing assembly (18) includes a forward wing (20) and an aft wing (22) coupled together and to the fuselage (12) by a quadrilateral linkage (70). A distributed propulsion system is coupled to the dual tiltwing assembly (18) and includes a plurality of forward propulsion assemblies (24) coupled to the forward wing (20) and a plurality of aft propulsion assemblies (24) coupled to the aft wing (22). A flight control system (60) is operably associated with the distributed propulsion system and the dual tiltwing assembly (18). The flight control system (60) is operable to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies (24) and is operable to transition the dual tiltwing assembly (18) between the vertical lift orientation and the forward thrust orientation.
DUAL TILTWING AIRCRAFT HAVING A QUADRILATERAL LINKAGE
LUFTFAHRZEUG MIT DUALEN KIPPFLÜGELN UND QUADRILATERALEM KOPPELGETRIEBE
AVIONS À DOUBLE VOILURE BASCULANTE AVEC LIAISON QUADRILATÉRALE
2019-09-11
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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