公开(公告)号：US09957035B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US14172035

申请日：2014-02-04

Applicant: Texas A&M University System

Inventor： John Valasek ,  James Franklin May ,  Andrew Beckett ,  Cecil C. Rhodes, Jr.

IPC: B64C1/26 ,  B64C1/22 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/04

CPC classification number: B64C1/26 ,  B64C1/22 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/04 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/044 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2211/00

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft. The aircraft includes a fuselage module for receiving a payload. The fuselage module includes a plurality of internal connections. The aircraft includes a wing module adjustably coupled to the fuselage module and a tail module coupled to the wing module. The wing module may be adjusted relative to the fuselage module to adjust a location of an aerodynamic center of the aircraft to maintain a pre-determined distance between the location of the aerodynamic center of the aircraft and the location of the center of gravity of the aircraft. A main landing gear may be adjusted relative to the fuselage module to adjust the location of the aerodynamic center of the aircraft to maintain a pre-determined distance between the location of the aerodynamic center of the aircraft and the location of the center of gravity of the aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US20160009363A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-14

申请号：US14172035

申请日：2014-02-04

Applicant: Texas A&M University System

Inventor： John Valasek ,  James Franklin May ,  Andrew Beckett ,  Cecil C. Rhodes, JR.

IPC: B64C1/26 ,  B64D9/00 ,  B64C3/38 ,  B64C25/08 ,  B64C1/00 ,  B64C25/04

CPC classification number: B64C1/26 ,  B64C1/22 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/04 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/044 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2211/00

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft. The aircraft includes a fuselage module for receiving a payload. The fuselage module includes a plurality of internal connections. The aircraft includes a wing module adjustably coupled to the fuselage module and a tail module coupled to the wing module. The wing module may be adjusted relative to the fuselage module to adjust a location of an aerodynamic center of the aircraft to maintain a pre-determined distance between the location of the aerodynamic center of the aircraft and the location of the center of gravity of the aircraft. A main landing gear may be adjusted relative to the fuselage module to adjust the location of the aerodynamic center of the aircraft to maintain a pre-determined distance between the location of the aerodynamic center of the aircraft and the location of the center of gravity of the aircraft.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及飞机。 飞机包括用于接收有效载荷的机身模块。 机身模块包括多个内部连接。 飞机包括可调节地联接到机身模块的翼模块和耦合到翼模块的尾模块。 机翼模块可以相对于机身模块进行调节，以调整飞行器的空气动力学中心的位置，以维持飞行器的空气动力学中心的位置与飞行器的重心的位置之间的预定距离 。 可以相对于机身模块调整主起落架以调整飞行器的空气动力学中心的位置，以维持飞行器的空气动力学中心的位置与飞行器的重心位置之间的预定距离 飞机。