Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) air vehicle
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1. A flight control apparatus for a fixed-wing aircraft, comprising:
- a first port wing and a first starboard wing;
a first port swash plate coupled between a first port rotor and a first port electric motor, the first port electric motor coupled to the first port wing;
a first starboard swash plate coupled between a first starboard rotor and a first starboard electric motor, the first starboard electric motor coupled to the first starboard wing; and
a horizontal stabilizer coupled to a fuselage and an elevator rotatably coupled to the horizontal stabilizer, the fuselage coupled between the first port wing and the first starboard wing.
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Abstract
A flight control apparatus for fixed-wing aircraft includes a first port wing and first starboard wing, a first port swash plate coupled between a first port rotor and first port electric motor, the first port electric motor coupled to the first port wing, and a first starboard swash plate coupled between a first starboard rotor and first starboard electric motor, the first starboard electric motor coupled to the first starboard wing.
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1. A flight control apparatus for a fixed-wing aircraft, comprising:
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a first port wing and a first starboard wing; a first port swash plate coupled between a first port rotor and a first port electric motor, the first port electric motor coupled to the first port wing; a first starboard swash plate coupled between a first starboard rotor and a first starboard electric motor, the first starboard electric motor coupled to the first starboard wing; and a horizontal stabilizer coupled to a fuselage and an elevator rotatably coupled to the horizontal stabilizer, the fuselage coupled between the first port wing and the first starboard wing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of flight control for fixed-wing aircraft, comprising:
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inducing a left roll of a fuselage coupled between a first port wing and a first starboard wing, in response to; generating in a first port rotor a negative rotational moment in response to actuation of a first port swash plate, the first port rotor rotatably coupled to the first port wing; and generating in a first starboard rotor a positive rotational moment in response to actuation of a first starboard swash plate, the first starboard rotor rotatably coupled to the first starboard wing; wherein a left roll of a fuselage is accomplished without the benefit of control surfaces on the first port wing and first starboard wing and wherein a horizontal stabilizer is coupled to the fuselage and an elevator rotatably coupled to the horizontal stabilizer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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