Aircraft generating a triaxial dynamic thrust matrix

A tri-wing aircraft comprising:

• a fuselage having a longitudinally extending fuselage axis;
• three wings extended generally radially outwardly from the fuselage axis and circumferentially distributed generally uniformly about the fuselage at approximately 120-degree intervals, each wing having an airfoil cross-section including first and second surfaces and having leading and trailing edges with a chordwise channel extending between the leading and trailing edges such that the leading edge forms a forward air intake of the chordwise channel and the trailing edge forms an aft air discharge of the chordwise channel;
• a distributed propulsion system including a plurality of propulsion assemblies, each propulsion assembly including a variable thrust cross-flow fan disposed within one of the chordwise channels of one of the wings between the forward air intake and the aft air discharge with at least two variable thrust cross-flow fans disposed within the chordwise channels of each of the wings;
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• a flight control system operably associated with the distributed propulsion system such that the flight control system and the distributed propulsion system are operable to generate a triaxial dynamic thrust matrix.