A vertical take-off and landing aircraft may include a fuselage; at least one wing connected to the fuselage; a first plurality of proprotors mounted to the at least one wing, positioned at least partially forward of a leading edge of the at least one wing, and tiltable between lift configurations for providing lift for vertical take-off and landing of the aircraft and propulsion configurations for providing forward thrust to the aircraft; and a second plurality of proprotors mounted to the at least one wing, positioned at least partially rearward of a trailing edge of the at least one wing, and tiltable between lift configurations for providing lift for vertical take-off and landing of the aircraft and propulsion configurations for providing forward thrust to the aircraft; wherein the first plurality of proprotors and the second plurality of proprotors are independently tiltable.


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    Title :

    Vertical take-off and landing aircraft with aft rotor tilting


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2024-03-05


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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