A vertical take-off and landing aircraft and method which uses fixed rotors for both VTOL and forward flight operations. The rotors are positioned to achieve a high span efficiency. The rotors are positioned to even out the lift across the span of the wing. The wing may also have narrow front and rear airfoils which may provide structural support as well as providing lift during forward flight, or may have a single center wing. The wing rotors are tilted forward and provide some forward propulsion during horizontal flight.
VTOL AIRCRAFT USING FIXED FORWARD CANTED ROTORS
2024-03-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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