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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Ihi Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masayoshi Tsunekawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
IHI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vertical take-off and landing aircraft including a propulsion mechanism that generates lift and thrust, a main frame that supports seating and a landing undercarriage, a subframe which supports the propulsion mechanism and which is arranged so as to be swingable back and forth relative to the main frame, motive power supply means supported by the main frame and supplying motive power to the propulsion mechanism, and a control stick connected to the subframe in which the propulsion mechanism includes a pair of ducted fans arranged on a left side and a right side, respectively, of the main frame, swing shafts arranged in the ducted fans, and extending in a horizontal direction, and control vanes connected to the swing shafts, and swinging the control vane enables the subframe to move relative to the main frame. Maneuverability can be improved with addition of control mechanisms restrained.