A hybrid wing autonomous aircraft having, an airframe, at least one hybrid wing member having an airframe end and an extended end, and having leading and trailing edges and a plurality of control structures, the airframe end coupled to the airframe, and the extended end further configured with a wing extension device, the wing extension device configured to extend a supplemental lifting surface from the extended end, an airframe actuator configured to cause the extension end of the hybrid wing member to move from a first position relative to the airframe to a second position relative to the airframe, wherein the second position is greater in distance from the airframe than the first position.
VARIABLE GEOMETRY AIRFRAME FOR VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FLIGHT
21.06.2018
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
Variable geometry airframe for vertical and horizontal flight
Europäisches Patentamt | 2021
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