A HYBRID AIR VEHICLE
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4420978A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-28

    申请号:EP23275033.1

    申请日:2023-02-24

    申请人: BAE SYSTEMS plc

    摘要: The present invention provides an air vehicle. The air vehicle comprises: a fuselage; a wing body and a pair of opposing wing members extending substantially laterally from the wing body; a stabiliser for generating force that, in use, counteracts torque exerted on the fuselage by the rotating wing body; a rotor mast for coupling the wing body to an upper side of the fuselage, wherein in a first configuration of the air vehicle the rotor mast is locked such that the wing body does not rotate relative to the fuselage and in a second configuration of the air vehicle the rotor mast is unlocked such that the wing body rotates relative to the fuselage; and propulsion means for providing linear thrust in the first configuration and for providing rotary thrust in the second configuration. The present invention also provides a method of controlling an air vehicle.