COMPLIANT WING CONTROL FOR AIRCRAFT

摘要

An aircraft includes a fuselage, and a wing extending from each lateral side of the fuselage. A rotor is secured to each wing; the rotor having a rotor tip path plane defined by rotation of the rotor about a rotor axis of rotation. When the rotor tip path plane is changed relative to the rotor axis of rotation, the wing twists in a direction of the rotor tip path plane change to reduce an angle of attack of the wing relative to a rotor wake of the rotor. A method of operating an aircraft includes changing a rotor tip path plane orientation relative to an axis of rotation of the rotor; the rotor secured to a wing of the aircraft. The wing is twisted to reduce an angle of attack of the wing relative to a rotor wake of the rotor.

主权项

1. An aircraft comprising:
a fuselage; a wing extending from each lateral side of the fuselage; a rotor secured to each wing, the rotor having a rotor tip path plane defined by rotation of the rotor about a rotor axis of rotation; wherein when the rotor tip path plane is changed relative to the rotor axis of rotation, the wing twists to reduce an angle of attack of the wing relative to a rotor wake of the rotor; wherein the wing twists in a same direction as the rotor tip path plane change.