Aircraft with tilting cross-flow fan wings

An aircraft comprising:

• a fuselage having a forward portion and an aft portion;
• a first cross-flow fan system rotatably attached to the left side of the forward portion of the fuselage;
• a second cross-flow fan system rotatably attached to the right side of the forward portion of the fuselage;
• a third cross-flow fan system rotatably attached to the left side of the aft portion of the fuselage;
• and
• a fourth cross-flow fan system rotatably attached to the right side of the aft portion of the fuselage;
• wherein the first and second cross-flow fan systems are each rotatable about a first axis that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage;
• wherein the third and fourth cross-flow fan systems are each rotatable about a second axis that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage;
• wherein the variable thrust cross-flow fan assembly has a longitudinal axis and comprises a first and second driver plates having a plurality of blades rotatably mounted therebetween, the plurality of blades disposed radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis such that the plurality of blades have a generally circular path of travel when the cross-flow fan assembly rotates about the longitudinal axis, the plurality of blades moveable between a plurality of pitch angle configurations, and a control assembly coupled to the plurality of blades, the control assembly operable to change the pitch angle configuration of the plurality of blades to generate a variable thrust;
• wherein the control assembly further comprises a control cam that is substantially non-rotatable relative to the first and second driver plates.