Wing tilt actuation system for electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US11535371B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US16647824

    申请日:2018-09-06

    摘要: A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft (10) includes a fuselage and first and second forward wings (20, 22), each wing (20, 22) having a fixed leading edge and a trailing control surface (50) which is pivotal about a generally horizontal pivot axis. The aircraft (10) includes first and second electric motors (60) each having rotors (70), the electric rotors (70) being pivotal with the trailing control surface (50) between a first position in which each rotor (70) has a generally vertical axis of rotation, and a second position in which each rotor (70) has a generally horizontal axis of rotation, a control system (90) is configured to selectively operate the first electric motor (60) and the second electric motor (60) at different rotational speeds to generate a turning moment to pivot the control surface (50) about the pivot axis (33).

    AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE
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    发明公开
    AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230339610A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US18026756

    申请日:2021-09-17

    摘要: An aircraft structure (10) comprising a fuselage (24), first and second forward wings (20, 22) mounted to and/or extending from opposing sides of the fuselage (24),



    a continuous rear wing span (34) defining first and second rear wings (30, 32) and a central static connecting portion (36),
    a first wing connecting member (42) extending between the first forward wing (20) and the first rear wing (30),
    a second wing connecting member (42) extending between the second forward wing (22) and the second rear wing (32),
    wherein the rear wing span (34) is supported by a centrally located V tail joint defined by first and second angularly inclined arms (100, 110),
    first and second electric motors each having rotors, are mounted to each wing (20, 22, 30, 32), each rotor is pivotal between a first configuration for vertical flight, and a second configuration for forward flight.

    VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING (VTOL) AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20220161927A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-26

    申请号:US17441007

    申请日:2020-03-19

    摘要: A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft (100) having: a wing structure having right and left side forward wings (20, 22); and right and left side rearward wings (30, 32), each of the right side wings (20, 30) being connected, and each of the left side wings (22, 32) being connected in a box wing configuration; wherein each wing (20, 22, 30, 32) has a fixed leading edge (100) and at least one moveable trailing control surface (110), further wherein each wing (20, 22, 30, 32) has at least one motor pod (195), the motor pod (195) being pivotally mounted to an underside of the fixed leading edge (100), and fixedly secured to the trailing control surface (110).