Patent ID: 11873088
Assignee: IIXXMMXXI LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method of operating an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:
activating one or more engines of an engine assembly of the aircraft to generate thrust in a vertical direction, the aircraft comprising:
a fuselage having a front end and an opposite rear end extending in an aircraft longitudinal direction;
a wing coupled to the fuselage, the wing extending in an aircraft lateral direction perpendicular to the aircraft longitudinal direction; and
a displacement assembly configured to translate the wing relative to the fuselage and in the aircraft lateral direction; and

moving the wing along the displacement assembly in the aircraft lateral direction between a flight position and a stowed position,
wherein in the flight position, the displacement assembly is positioned at a central portion between opposite end portions of the wing such that the displacement assembly is positioned a first distance from one of the end portions of the wing,
wherein in the stowed position, the displacement assembly is positioned proximate one of the end portions of the wing such that the displacement assembly is positioned a second distance from the one of the end portions of the wing, the second distance being less than the first distance.