CPC B64C 29/0033 (2013.01) [B64C 29/0025 (2013.01); B64C 39/04 (2013.01); B64D 2027/026 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A tiltrotor aircraft having a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flight mode and a forward flight mode, the tiltrotor aircraft comprising:
a fuselage;
a first wing extending laterally in a first direction from the fuselage and having a first wing tip distal from the fuselage;
a first tiltable fan coupled to the first wing;
a second wing extending laterally in a second direction from the fuselage and having a second wing tip distal from the fuselage;
a second tiltable fan coupled to the second wing;
a first boom coupled to the first wing, the first boom having a first forward boom end located forward of the first wing and a first boom aft end located aft of the first wing;
a first tiltable rotor coupled to the first forward boom end;
a first aft rotor coupled to a top side of an aft portion of the first boom between the first wing and the first boom aft end;
a second boom coupled to the second wing, the second boom having a second forward boom end located forward of the second wing and a second boom aft end located aft of the second wing;
a second tiltable rotor coupled to the second forward boom end; and
a second aft rotor coupled to a top side of an aft portion of the second boom between the second wing and the second boom aft end.
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