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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
The United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Paul M. Rothhaar, Yorktown, VA (US);
William J. Fredericks, Williamsburg, VA (US);
David D. North, Williamsburg, VA (US);
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a wing and a control surface pivotably coupled to the wing and configured to pivot about a range of motion. A propulsor is coupled to the control surface and configured to rotate between a first position associated with a hover flight mode and a second position associated with a forward flight mode. The propulsor is aerodynamically actuated between the first position and the second position due to aerodynamics about the wing. The propulsor may rotate from an initial flight mode, such as a takeoff mode, to a second flight mode, such as a forward flight mode.