公开(公告)号：WO2018187844A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-18

申请号：PCT/AU2018/050332

申请日：2018-04-12

Applicant: IRIDIUM DYNAMICS PTY LTD

Inventor： LAMB, Ian Conway ,  LAMB, Christopher Conway

IPC: B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C3/385 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/165

Abstract: A dual flight mode aircraft enables efficient forward-flight and hover modes. The aircraft comprises: a fuselage defining a nose and a tail, including a wing attachment region positioned between the nose and the tail, and a tail surface attachment region positioned between the wing attachment region and the tail; a starboard wing connected to the wing attachment region using a starboard spar, the starboard wing also connected to a starboard motor; a port wing connected to the wing attachment region using a port spar, the port wing also connected to a port motor; a rotation mechanism connected to the fuselage for rotating the starboard wing about a longitudinal axis of the starboard spar, and for rotating the port wing about a longitudinal axis of the port spar, wherein the starboard wing rotates generally counter to a direction of rotation of the port wing; and a tail surface connected to the tail surface attachment region.