CPC B64C 29/0033 (2013.01) [B64C 39/12 (2013.01); B64D 27/26 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An aircraft operable in a hover mode and a cruise mode, the aircraft comprising:
a fuselage;
first and second wings connected on opposite sides of the fuselage;
a canard connected to the fuselage forward of the first and second wings;
first and second forward propulsion systems connected to pylons mounted to a trailing edge of the canard on opposite sides of the fuselage;
first and second aft propulsion systems connected to pylons mounted on trailing edges of the first and second wings; and
first and second wing-mounted propulsion systems connected to leading edges of the first and second wings;
wherein the first and second aft propulsion systems are tiltable relative to the pylons mounted on the trailing edges of the first and second wings between a first position when the aircraft is in the hover mode and a second position when the aircraft is in the cruise mode;
wherein each of the propulsion systems includes a rotor assembly comprising a plurality of rotor blades; and
wherein the propulsion systems are substantially equidistant from a center of gravity (CG) of the aircraft.
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