MOVABLE WING FOR WEIGHT AND BALANCE MANAGEMENT An aircraft (10) includes a fuselage (12) having a longitudinal axis (20), a wing assembly (24), and a fuselage positioning mechanism (50) operatively connecting the fuselage (12) to the wing assembly (24). The fuselage positioning mechanism (50) is operable to move the fuselage (12) relative to the wing assembly (24) in a longitudinal direction parallel to the longitudinal axis (20) between a fuselage maximum forward position and a fuselage maximum aft position. When the aircraft for flight, a position of a center of gravity (40) of the aircraft relative to a center of lift (42) is determined. The fuselage (12) can be moved relative to the wing assembly (24) to bring the center of gravity (40) within an allowable range of distances from the center of lift (42) to balance the aircraft (10) for flight. The fuselage positioning mechanism (50) can be automated to allow adjustment of the fuselage position during the flight of the aircraft (10). 1 10"
Movable wing for weight and balance management
2022-11-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |