ELECTRIC TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT

ELECTRIC TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT

Embodiments include an aircraft (100) comprising a fuselage (102); a wing (104) connected to the fuselage (102); and first and second propulsion systems (112a, 112b) connected to the wing (104) on opposite sides of the fuselage (102), wherein at least a portion of each of the first and second propul...

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Hauptverfasser: HURST, Jason Paul, GRONINGA, Kirk L, IVANS, Steven R, ROSS, Brent C
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
HELICOPTERS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:Embodiments include an aircraft (100) comprising a fuselage (102); a wing (104) connected to the fuselage (102); and first and second propulsion systems (112a, 112b) connected to the wing (104) on opposite sides of the fuselage (102), wherein at least a portion of each of the first and second propulsion systems (112a, 112b) and at least a portion of the wing (104) are tiltable between a first position in which the aircraft (100) is in a hover mode and a second position in which the aircraft (100) is in a cruise mode, wherein each of the propulsion systems (112a, 112b) includes pylon (130a, 130b) and a rotor assembly (132a, 132b) comprising a plurality of rotor blades (134a, 134b).