Vtol aircraft

An aircraft comprising:

• a wing;
• and
• motor assemblies including:
• a first set of one or more motor assemblies positioned, when the aircraft is in a level forward flight mode, above the wing and behind a center of gravity of the aircraft, and
• a second set of one or more motor assemblies positioned, when the aircraft is in the level forward flight mode, below the wing and in front of the center of gravity,
• wherein at least one of the first and second sets of motor assemblies includes a plurality of motor assemblies, of which said plurality of motor assemblies there is, respectively, at least one motor assembly positioned on either side of a midline plane passing longitudinally along the aircraft and through the center of gravity;
• wherein:
• each motor assembly is configured to generate thrust by movement of air past the motor assembly along a respective axis of thrust of the motor assembly;
• the orientations of the axes of thrust are each fixed, during operation of the aircraft, at a constant respective pitch angle oblique to the pitch orientation of the wing;
• the first and second sets of motor assemblies are operable together to both fully support the aircraft in a hovering mode, and to fully propel the aircraft forward in the level forward flight mode;
• and
• the orientations of the axes of thrust are oriented within 30° of each other.