Aircraft

An aircraft comprising:

• a fuselage extending along a longitudinal direction having a top surface opposite a bottom surface, a front section, a center section, and a rear section;
• a first mounting rod coupled to the top surface of the fuselage and extending outwardly from opposite sides of the front section of the fuselage;
• a second mounting rod coupled to the top surface of the fuselage and extending outwardly from opposite sides of the rear section of the fuselage, wherein the first mounting rod and the second mounting rod are single rods;
• a first wing opposite a second wing, the first and second wings coupled to the center section of the fuselage, the first and second wings extending outwardly from opposite sides of the center section of the fuselage;
• a plurality of power generator systems, each power generator system coupled to the first mounting rod or the second mounting rod and wherein each power generator system comprises:
• a power source, a first propeller and a second propeller, the power source configured to drive the first propeller and the second propeller, wherein the first propeller and the second propeller (i) have an axis of rotation, and (ii) are pivotable between a first position and a second position, the second position perpendicular to the first position;
• a shroud having a shroud first end opposite a shroud second end, and enclosing the power generator system;
• each power generator system further comprising:
• a gearbox coupled to the power source;
• a first shaft opposite a second shaft, the first shaft and the first propeller extending outwardly from a first side of the gearbox, and the second shaft and the second propeller extending outwardly from a second side of the gearbox opposite the first side of the gearbox;
• wherein the first shaft is longitudinally spaced apart from the second shaft, and the first shaft is not in contact with the second shaft;
• wherein the first propeller is coupled to the first shaft, the first shaft configured to transfer torque and rotation from the power source to the first propeller in a first direction;
• and
• wherein the second propeller is coupled to the second shaft, the second shaft configured to transfer torque and rotation from the power source to the second propeller in a second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are different from one another.