Leonardo S.p.a.

Pierre Abdel Nour

Paolo Brughera

Carlo Cassinelli

Fabio Monti

Simone Gobbi

Paolo Sportelli

Andrea Bernascone

Cristian Lilliu

Matteo Pecoraro

Vincenzo Taumaturgo

Isidoro Piccolini

Clemente Brena

Gianfranco Cito

A wing having a wing box () defining a first wing profile with a first leading edge, a first trailing edge, a first top surface and a first bottom surface; a first appendage hinged on the wing box and defining a second wing profile, in turn comprising an end wall and a second trailing edge, a second top surface and a second bottom surface; the first appendage is movable between: a first position, in which the first and the second wing profiles are contiguous with each other and a second position, in which the second bottom surface and second top surface are respectively separated from the first bottom surface and first top surface; the wing box comprises a first spar having a curved section in a plane orthogonal to the associated first axis; the end wall is curved and arranged abutting against the first spar at least along the second top surface and the second bottom surface when the first movable appendage is in the first position.

Aircraft wing

An aircraft is described that comprises: a fuselage with a first axis of longitudinal extension; and a tail portion arranged at a tail end of the fuselage; the tail portion comprises two surfaces arranged in a V-shape, inclined to each other and symmetrical with respect to the first axis; each surface comprises an associated winglet arranged transversely with respect to the surface and fixed with respect to the surface.

Aircraft with tail portion having convergent and divergent winglets and related manufacturing method

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

Convertiplane and related control method

A convertiplane is described that has a fuselage with a first axis, a pair of half-wings, and a pair of rotors arranged on mutually opposite ends of the half-wings. The rotor comprises a mast hinged on a second axis and a plurality of blades hinged on the mast. The mast of the rotor can be tilted with the second axis about a third axis transversal to the second axis and with respect to the fuselage to transform the convertiplane between a helicopter mode and an aeroplane mode; the second axis is transversal to the first axis in the helicopter mode and is parallel to the first axis in the aeroplane mode. The rotor disc can be tilted about a fourth axis. The rotor comprises control means for controlling the cyclic pitch and collective pitch of the blades comprising: a first actuator controllable to vary the collective pitch, a second actuator controllable to vary the tilt of the rotor disc about the fourth axis and a rod movable to alter the tilt of the corresponding rotor disc about a fifth axis according to the mode of the convertiplane.

Convertiplane and control method thereof

A display device for displaying the attitude of an aircraft with respect to a fixed direction in space is described, said device comprising: a first element that can be fastened to the aircraft; and a second element, which is free to move with respect to the first element, following a change in position of first element with respect to the fixed direction; the second element in turn comprising: a mass, which is designed to return the second element to the same stable position with respect to the fixed direction when the first element changes its position with respect to the fixed direction; and a visual indication, which is representative of the position of the fixed direction, as the position of the first element changes.

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Samarate, Italy

Pierre Abdel Nour