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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Bio Cellular Design Aeronautics Africa SA, Casanearsbore, MA;
Jayant Ratti, Atlanta, GA (US);
BIO CELLULAR DESIGN AERONAUTICS AFRICA SA, Casanearsbore, MA;
Abstract
A hybrid wing autonomous aircraft having, an airframe, at least one hybrid wing member having an airframe end and an extended end, and having leading and trailing edges and a plurality of control structures, the airframe end coupled to the airframe, and the extended end further configured with a wing extension device, the wing extension device configured to extend a supplemental lifting surface from the extended end, an airframe actuator configured to cause the extension end of the hybrid wing member to move from a first position relative to the airframe to a second position relative to the airframe, wherein the second position is greater in distance from the airframe than the first position.