Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Yaw control systems for tailsitting biplane aircraft
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Application No.: US17720254Application Date: 2022-04-13
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Publication No.: US11650604B2Publication Date: 2023-05-16
- Inventor: John Richard McCullough , Andrew Thomas Carter , Sung Kyun Kim , Matthew John Hill
- Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Applicant Address: US RI Providence
- Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US RI Providence
- Agency: Lawrence Youst PLLC
- Main IPC: B64C5/10
- IPC: B64C5/10 ; B64C29/02 ; G05D1/08

Abstract:
An aircraft includes an airframe with first and second wings having a fuselage extending therebetween. A propulsion assembly is coupled to the fuselage and includes a counter-rotating coaxial rotor system that is tiltable relative to the fuselage to generate a thrust vector. First and second yaw vanes extend aftwardly from the fuselage. A flight control system is configured to direct the thrust vector of the coaxial rotor system and control movements of the yaw vanes. In a VTOL orientation of the aircraft, differential operation of the yaw vanes and/or differential operations of first and second rotor assemblies of the coaxial rotor system provide yaw authority for the aircraft. In a biplane orientation of the aircraft, collective operation of the yaw vanes provides yaw authority for the aircraft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220291697A1 Yaw Control Systems for Tailsitting Biplane Aircraft Public/Granted day:2022-09-15
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