X-tiltwing aircraft
First Claim
1. An aircraft having a vertical takeoff and landing flight mode and a forward flight mode, the aircraft comprising:
- a fuselage;
an X-tiltwing rotatable relative to the fuselage between a vertical lift orientation and a forward thrust orientation, the X-tiltwing having oppositely disposed V-wing members each having first and second wing sections;
a distributed propulsion system attached to the X-tiltwing, the distributed propulsion system including a plurality of propulsion assemblies attached to each wing section; and
a flight control system operably associated with the distributed propulsion system and operable to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies;
wherein, in the vertical lift orientation, the first and second wing sections of each V-wing member are in the same horizontal plane; and
wherein, in the forward thrust orientation, the first and second wing sections of each V-wing member are in the same vertical plane.
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Abstract
An aircraft having a vertical takeoff and landing flight mode and a forward flight mode. The aircraft includes a fuselage and an X-tiltwing that is rotatable relative to the fuselage between a vertical lift orientation and a forward thrust orientation. The X-tiltwing has oppositely disposed V-wing members each having first and second wing sections. In the vertical lift orientation, the first and second wing sections of each V-wing member are generally in the same horizontal plane. In the forward thrust orientation, the first and second wing sections of each V-wing member are generally in the same vertical plane. A distributed propulsion system is attached to the X-tiltwing such that a plurality of propulsion assemblies is attached to each wing section. A flight control system is operably associated with the distributed propulsion system to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies.
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20 Claims
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1. An aircraft having a vertical takeoff and landing flight mode and a forward flight mode, the aircraft comprising:
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a fuselage; an X-tiltwing rotatable relative to the fuselage between a vertical lift orientation and a forward thrust orientation, the X-tiltwing having oppositely disposed V-wing members each having first and second wing sections; a distributed propulsion system attached to the X-tiltwing, the distributed propulsion system including a plurality of propulsion assemblies attached to each wing section; and a flight control system operably associated with the distributed propulsion system and operable to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies; wherein, in the vertical lift orientation, the first and second wing sections of each V-wing member are in the same horizontal plane; and wherein, in the forward thrust orientation, the first and second wing sections of each V-wing member are in the same vertical plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An aircraft having a vertical takeoff and landing flight mode and a forward flight mode, the aircraft comprising:
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an airframe; a pod assembly selectively attachable to the airframe; an X-tiltwing rotatable relative to the airframe between a vertical lift orientation and a forward thrust orientation, the X-tiltwing having oppositely disposed V-wing members each having first and second wing sections; a distributed propulsion system attached to the X-tiltwing, the distributed propulsion system including a plurality of propulsion assemblies attached to each wing section; and a flight control system operably associated with the distributed propulsion system and operable to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies; wherein, in the vertical lift orientation, the first and second wing sections of each V-wing member are in the same horizontal plane; and wherein, in the forward thrust orientation, the first and second wing sections of each V-wing member are in the same vertical plane. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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