Method for controlling electric flight vehicle

A method for controlling an electric flight vehicle that includes

• an airframe,
• a central propulsor that is disposed in a region including a gravity center position of the airframe in a plan view and that has an electric motor, a fan that is rotationally driven by the electric motor, and a tubular duct that covers the fan from an outer periphery side,
• a manifold that is connected to an outlet of the central propulsor and that extends in a plurality of different directions to divert an airflow in the plurality of directions,
• a thrust vectoring unit that is provided at each outlet of the manifold and that thrust-vectors the airflow,
• a thrust vectoring actuator unit that controls an angle of the thrust vectoring unit, and
• a plurality of peripheral propulsors that are provided in the airframe to surround the central propulsor from an outer periphery side in a plan view, and each of which has an electric motor, a fan that is rotationally driven by the electric motor, and a tubular duct that covers the fan from the outer periphery side,
• the method comprising:
• a step of starting the central propulsor until a rated rotation speed is reached;
• and
• a step of causing the airframe to take off by driving the plurality of peripheral propulsors after the central propulsor has reached the rated rotation speed.