A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft (10) comprises a fuselage (24) first and second forward wings (20, 22) and first and second rearward wings (30, 32), each wing having a fixed leading edge (25, 35) and a trailing control surface (50) which is pivotal about a generally horizontal axis. Electric rotors (60) are mounted to the wings (20, 22, 30, 32), the electric rotors (60) being pivotal with the trailing control surface (50) between a first position in which each rotor (60) has a generally vertical axis of rotation, and a second position in which each rotor (60) has a generally horizontal axis of rotation; wherein at least one of the wings (20, 22, 30, 32) has a first and a second electric rotor (60) which are each mounted having non-parallel axes of rotation so that the thrust lines of the first and second electric rotors are different.

    L'invention concerne un aéronef à décollage et atterrissage verticaux (ADAV) (10) comprenant un fuselage (24), des première et seconde ailes avant (20, 22) et des première et seconde ailes arrière (30, 32), chaque aile ayant un bord d'attaque fixe (25, 35) et une surface de commande de fuite (50) qui pivote autour d'un axe généralement horizontal. Des rotors électriques (60) sont montés sur les ailes (20, 22, 30, 32), les rotors électriques (60) pouvant pivoter avec la surface de commande de fuite (50) entre une première position dans laquelle chaque rotor (60) a un axe de rotation généralement vertical, et une seconde position dans laquelle chaque rotor (60) a un axe de rotation généralement horizontal. Au moins l'une des ailes (20, 22, 30, 32) comprend des premier et second rotors électriques (60) qui sont chacun montés de façon à avoir des axes de rotation non parallèles, de sorte que les axes de traction des premier et second rotors électriques sont différents.


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    Title :

    WING TILT ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING (VTOL) AIRCRAFT


    Additional title:

    SYSTEME D'ACTIONNEMENT D'INCLINAISON POUR AERONEF A DECOLLAGE ET ATTERRISSAGE VERTICAUX (ADAV)


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-03-28


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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