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US 9,834,305 B2Granted
Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) air vehicle
AssigneeAeroVironment, Inc.
InventorsDana J. Taylor, Phillip T. Tokumaru, Bart Dean Hibbs, William Martin Parks, David Wayne Ganzer, Joseph Frederick King
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Abstract
A flight control apparatus for fixed-wing aircraft includes a first port wing and first starboard wing, a first port swash plate coupled between a first port rotor and first port electric motor, the first port electric motor coupled to the first port wing, and a first starboard swash plate coupled between a first starboard rotor and first starboard electric motor, the first starboard electric motor coupled to the first starboard wing.
Claims4
A flight control apparatus for a fixed-wing aircraft, comprising:
- a first port wing and a first starboard wing;
- a first port swash plate coupled between a first port rotor and a first port electric motor, the first port electric motor coupled to the first port wing;
- a first starboard swash plate coupled between a first starboard rotor and a first starboard electric motor, the first starboard electric motor coupled to the first starboard wing;
- a second port wing and second starboard wing;
- a second port swash plate coupled between a second port rotor and second port electric motor, the second port electric motor coupled to the second port wing;
- a second starboard swash plate coupled between a second starboard rotor and second starboard electric motor, the second starboard electric motor coupled to the second starboard wing;
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- a horizontal stabilizer coupled to a fuselage and an elevator rotatably coupled to the horizontal stabilizer, the fuselage coupled between the first port wing and second starboard wing;
- wherein first starboard and first port rotor pitch, yaw and roll moments are accomplished without the benefit of control surfaces on a wing.
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