A method of controlling a VTOL unmanned flying wing aircraft using improved proprotor cyclic controls during wing-borne flight is disclosed and claimed. Cyclic control of the proprotor during wing-borne flight allows the aerodynamic, or trailing-edge, controls to be deflected trailing-edge-down in trimmed flight, thus augmenting lift, reducing power-on stall speed, improving loiter endurance and propulsive range, and facilitating transition maneuvers between rotor-borne and wing-borne flight phases. Additionally, cyclic control of the proprotor during wing-borne flight may be used to implement a speed-brake type of functionality in the aircraft, for example.
PROPELLER CYCLIC CONTROL FOR FLYING WING LIFT AUGMENTATION
2019-10-03
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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