Tilting hexrotor aircraft

An aircraft comprising:

• a fuselage;
• a wing connected to the fuselage, the wing comprising canted wing tips on opposite ends thereof;
• first and second booms connected to the wing on opposite sides of the fuselage;
• no more than six propulsion systems, the no more than six propulsion systems comprising:
• first and second forward propulsion systems attached to forward ends of the first and second booms;
• first and second aft propulsion systems fixedly attached proximate aft ends of the first and second booms, wherein each of the first and second aft propulsion systems is attached to a surface of the respective one of the booms such that an axis of rotation of the aft propulsion system forms a non-zero angle outboard from a vertical axis;
• and
• first and second wing-mounted propulsion systems connected proximate outboard ends of wings inboard of the canted wing tips;
• and
• a tail assembly connected to an aft end of the fuselage, the tail assembly comprising a vertical stabilizer having a first end connected to the aft end of the fuselage and a second end connected to a horizontal stabilizer;
• wherein the first and second wing-mounted propulsion systems are tiltable between a first position when the aircraft is in a hover mode and a second position when the aircraft is in a cruise mode;
• and
• wherein each of the propulsion systems includes a rotor assembly comprising a plurality of rotor blades.

An electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) selectively convertible between a hover mode and a cruise mode, the eVTOL comprising:

• a fuselage;
• a wing connected to a top surface of the fuselage and having opposite outboard ends, wherein the outboard ends are canted;
• first and second booms connected to the wing on opposite sides of the fuselage and including forward ends disposed forward of the wing and aft ends disposed aft of the wing;
• exactly six propulsion systems, the six propulsion systems comprising:
• first and second forward propulsion systems attached to forward ends of the first and second booms;
• first and second aft propulsion systems fixedly attached proximate aft ends of the first and second booms, wherein each of the first and second aft propulsion systems is attached to a surface of the respective one of the booms such that an axis of rotation of the aft propulsion system forms a non-zero angle outboard from a vertical axis;
• and
• first and second wing-mounted propulsion systems connected proximate outboard ends of wings inboard of the canted outboard ends, wherein each of the first and second wing-mounted propulsion systems includes:
• a pylon for housing a drive system;
• and
• a tail assembly on an aft end of the fuselage, the tail assembly comprising at least one of a T-tail and a V-tail;
• wherein each of the pylons is tiltable relative to the wing between a first position when the eVTOL is in a hover mode and a second position when the eVTOL is in a cruise mode;
• and
• wherein each of the propulsion systems includes a rotor assembly comprising a plurality of rotor blades.