CONVERTIPLANE AND RELATED CONTROL METHOD

WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/136460

A8

Convertiplane (1) comprising a fuselage (2); a pair of wings (3, 3'), a pair of nacelles (4) fixed with respect to the wings (3, 3'), and a pair of rotors (5) rotatable about respective second axes (B) and tiltable about a third axis (C) between a first position, reached when the convertiplane (1) is in an aeroplane configuration, and a second position, reached when the convertiplane (1) is in a helicopter configuration. The wing (3, 3') comprises a wing box (20) and a first appendage (22) movable when the convertiplane (1) is in the aeroplane configuration, between a first neutral position, a second raised operating position, and a third lowered operating position; the wing (3, 3') comprises a second appendage (21, 21') movable between a first neutral position assumed when the convertiplane (1) is in the aeroplane configuration and in which it defines an extension of the wing box (20), and a second position assumed when the convertiplane (1) is in the helicopter configuration and in which it defines, with the wing box (20), an opening (50) through which the downwash generated by the rotor (5) can flow.

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ABDEL NOUR PIERRE (IT)
CASSINELLI CARLO (IT)

PCT/IB2019/059360

February 25, 2021

October 31, 2019

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LEONARDO SPA (IT)

B64C27/28; B64C29/00

DI SCIUVA, Michele et al. (IT)

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