Autonomous Package Delivery Aircraft

An aircraft operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a forward flight orientation, the aircraft comprising:

• an airframe including first and second wings with first and second pylons coupled therebetween;
• a distributed thrust array coupled to the airframe including at least a first pair of propulsion assemblies and a second pair of propulsion assemblies;
• a flight control system operably associated with the distributed thrust array and configured to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies;
• and
• a package delivery module coupled to the airframe;
• wherein, in the VTOL orientation, the first wing is forward of the package delivery module, the second wing is aft of the package delivery module, the first and second pylons are lateral of the package delivery module, the first pair of propulsion assemblies is forward of the package delivery module and the second pair of propulsion assemblies is aft of the package delivery module;
• and
• wherein, in the forward flight orientation, the first wing is below the package delivery module, the second wing is above the package delivery module, the first and second pylons are lateral of the package delivery module, the first pair of propulsion assemblies is below the package delivery module and the second pair of propulsion assemblies is above the package delivery module.