CPC B64C 29/02 (2013.01) [B64C 13/503 (2013.01); B64D 45/06 (2013.01); B64D 2045/008 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A vertical takeoff and vertical landing, flying-wing, tailsitter aircraft, the aircraft comprising:
a) conventional takeoff and/or conventional landing capability;
b) propulsor-blown control surfaces;
c) a fly-by-wire control system;
d) relaxed static pitch stability; and
e) six or more propulsors:
i. driven by electric motors;
ii. with actuator disk diameters between one third and three times the average chord length of the wing;
iii. configured to blow air over more than half of the total wing area; and
d) a fuselage-mounted propeller pitched for cruise flight.
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