The present invention provides a swash plate for a hybrid air vehicle able to transition between rotary-wing and fixed-wing flight modes, the swash plate comprising: a frame arranged to be driven to travel up and down a plurality of legs extending from a fuselage of the air vehicle, the frame being mounted such that it can rotate relative to the fuselage; at least one connecting rod for coupling the frame to a wing member of the air vehicle, the at least one connecting rod being coupled at its top end to the wing member and at its bottom end to the frame, wherein a bottom end of the at least one connecting rod is arranged to slide along one side of the frame and to pivot about a transverse axis of the frame. The present invention also provides a hybrid air vehicle having the same and a method of operating a swash plate.


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    Title :

    A SWASH PLATE


    Additional title:

    TAUMELSCHEIBE
    PLATEAU OSCILLANT


    Publication date :

    2024-08-28


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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