SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LONG ENDURANCE VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING VEHICLE

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13397569

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A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a fuselage, an empennage having an all-moving horizontal stabilizer located at a tail end of the fuselage, a wing having the fuselage positioned approximately halfway between the distal ends of the wing, wherein the wing is configured to transform between a substantially straight wing configuration and a canted wing configuration using a canted hinge located on each side of the fuselage. The VTOL aircraft may further includes one or more retractable pogo supports, wherein a retractable pogo support is configured to deploy from each of the wing's distal ends.

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AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION9950 WAKEMAN DRIVE MANASSAS VA 20110

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dahlstrand, Paul Nils Newton, US 4 118
Paduano, James Donald Boston, US 8 167
Wissler, John Brooke Waltham, US 8 164

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