A system for a tail-sitter aircraft includes a fuselage having one or more propellers, a wing structure coupled to the fuselage, and a drag rudder assembly coupled to the wing structure, the drag rudder assembly including a first planar member that is coupled to a second planar member. The drag rudder assembly is configured to produce a stabilizing force on the wing structure during higher speeds of the aircraft in tandem rotor flight.
VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING DRAG RUDDER
2016-12-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |