Invention Application
- Patent Title: VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT
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Application No.: US16451734Application Date: 2019-06-25
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Publication No.: US20200023963A1Publication Date: 2020-01-23
- Inventor: Darren JAMES , Anmol A. MANOHAR , David FILLINGHAM , Marko BACIC
- Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Priority: GB1811521.2 20180713; GB1811522.0 20180713
- Main IPC: B64C29/00
- IPC: B64C29/00 ; B64D27/10

Abstract:
An aircraft defining longitudinal, lateral and vertical directions the aircraft comprising: a main wing and a tail, each being pivotable about the lateral direction (B); a plurality of main propellers mounted to the main wing, and configured to pivot with the main wing; at least one cruise propeller mounted to the tail, and configured to pivot with the tail; each main propeller being stowable from a deployed position to a stowed position; wherein each main propeller has a fixed pitch, and each cruise propeller has a variable pitch.
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