Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Raghu Venkataraman

Michael Szmuk

Marco Antonio De Barros Ceze

Christopher McFarland

Simone M Airoldi

Umut Zalluhoglu

Kyle W Reeve

Daniel Robert Hentzen

Described are systems and methods for active weathervaning of a hybrid flight aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Active weathervaning of the hybrid flight aerial vehicle during can be provided during vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL)/hover flight without the assistance of any low-speed wind sensors and during transitions between VTOL/hover flight and fixed-wing, wing-borne, horizontal flight. Additionally, active weathervaning can be provided during propulsion mechanism failure conditions where the aerial vehicle may be experiencing failure conditions associated with one or more propulsion mechanisms.

Weathervaning for hybrid flight aircraft

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Raghu Venkataraman