PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aircraft having movable wings for weight and balance management by shifting the center of gravity of the aircraft relative to the center of lift to cancel the influence of changes in the weight and position of a payload without the need or with a reduced need for ballast.SOLUTION: An aircraft includes a fuselage 12 having a longitudinal axis 20, a wing assembly 24, and a fuselage positioning mechanism that operatively connects the fuselage 12 to the wing assembly 24. The fuselage positioning mechanism 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. The fuselage 12 can be moved relative to the wing assembly 24 to bring the center of gravity within an allowable range of distances from the center of lift to keep a balance of the aircraft in flight. The fuselage positioning mechanism can be automated to allow adjustment of the position of the fuselage 12 during the flight of the aircraft.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

    【課題】バラストの必要なしに又は低減されたバラストの必要性を伴って、ペイロードの重量及び位置の変化の影響を相殺し、揚力の中心に対して航空機の重心をシフトすることによる重量及びバランス管理のための可動翼を有する航空機を提供する。【解決手段】航空機は、長手軸20を有する胴体12、翼アセンブリ24、及び胴体12を翼アセンブリ24に動作可能に連結する胴体位置決め機構を含む。胴体位置決め機構は、胴体最大前方位置と胴体最大後方位置との間で、長手軸20に平行な長手方向において胴体20を翼アセンブリ24に対して移動させるように操作可能である。飛行中の航空機のバランスをとるために重心を揚力の中心から許容可能な距離の範囲内に移すように、胴体12が翼アセンブリ24に対して移動され得る。航空機の飛行中に胴体12の位置の調整を可能にするために、胴体位置決め機構は自動化され得る。【選択図】図2


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    Title :

    MOVABLE WING FOR WEIGHT AND BALANCE MANAGEMENT


    Additional title:

    重量及びバランス管理のための可動翼


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2018-11-29


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Japanese


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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