An aircraft (10) defining longitudinal (A), lateral (B) and vertical (C) directions the aircraft (10) comprising:a main wing (16) and a tail (18), each being pivotable about the lateral direction (B);a plurality of main propellers (30) mounted to the main wing (16), and configured to pivot with the main wing (16);at least one cruise propeller (32) mounted to the tail (18), and configured to pivot with the tail (18);each main propeller (30) being stowable from a deployed position to a stowed position; whereineach main propeller (30a-30d) has a fixed pitch, and each cruise propeller (32a, 32b) has a variable pitch.


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    Title :

    Vertical take-off and landing tilt-wing aircraft defining a propeller disc swept area


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2020-09-23


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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