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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2019
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Keith Alan Stanney, Dallas, TX (US);
Steven Ray Ivans, Ponder, TX (US);
Brent Chadwick Ross, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Troy Bushmire, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a rotorcraft comprising a body having a longitudinal axis, a wing coupled to the body, a single tiltrotor assembly pivotally coupled to the body, and the tiltrotor assembly configured to move between a position generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis during a vertical flight mode and a position generally parallel to the longitudinal axis during a horizontal flight mode. The rotorcraft may further comprise an anti-torque system configured to counteract torque generated by the tiltrotor assembly during vertical flight. The rotorcraft may further comprise a center of gravity compensation system configured to manage a rotorcraft center of gravity during movement of the tiltrotor assembly between the vertical flight mode and the horizontal flight mode.