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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2024
Thomas W. Melcher, Mesa, AZ (US);
Thomas W. Melcher, Mesa, AZ (US);
Abstract
An aircraft has a boom, a propulsion assembly coupled to a first end of the boom, and a first wing coupled to a second end of the boom. The first wing can be coupled to the boom by a (first) articulated joint. The propulsion assembly can be coupled to the boom by a (second) articulated joint. The articulated joints can provide various adjustments between the wing(s) and the boom (e.g., stowed, deployed, anhedral, dihedral, sweep, angle of attack, collective pitch control, the cyclic pitch control, etc.) and between the propulsion system and the boom (e.g., to move between vertical flight and horizontal flight). A payload can be connected to the boom with one of the articulated joints whereby the articulated joint adjusts a position of the payload during flight to maintain desired flight characteristics and stabilize the payload.