A hybrid wing autonomous aircraft having, an airframe, at least one hybrid wing member having an airframe end and an extended end, and having leading and trailing edges and a plurality of control structures, the airframe end coupled to the airframe, and the extended end further configured with a wing extension device, the wing extension device configured to extend a supplemental lifting surface from the extended end, an airframe actuator configured to cause the extension end of the hybrid wing member to move from a first position relative to the airframe to a second position relative to the airframe, wherein the second position is greater in distance from the airframe than the first position.
VARIABLE GEOMETRY AIRFRAME FOR VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FLIGHT
2018-06-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
Variable geometry airframe for vertical and horizontal flight
European Patent Office | 2021
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