Patent ID: 11858624
Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A fixed-wing aircraft comprising:
a fuselage;
a pair of wings respectively projecting from opposite sides of said fuselage;
a pair of roll-control propulsors each being attached to a different said wing and being operable for exerting a propulsive force;
a pair of yaw-control propulsors each being attached to a different said wing and being operable for exerting a propulsive force;
a computer having computer code characterized by computer program logic for controlling motion of the fixed-wing aircraft, said computer code being executable by said computer so that, in accordance with said computer program logic, said computer performs acts including:
increasing said propulsive force exerted by a first said roll-control propulsor;
commensurately decreasing said propulsive force exerted by a second said roll-control propulsor;
increasing said propulsive force exerted by a first said yaw-control propulsor;
commensurately decreasing said propulsive force exerted by a second said yaw-control propulsor;

wherein the fixed-wing aircraft experiences a roll moment having associated therewith an upward roll motion of said wing to which is attached said roll-control propulsor that is exerting an increased said propulsive force;
wherein on each said wing, said yaw-control propulsor is situated inboard of said roll-control propulsor;
wherein the fixed-wing aircraft experiences a yaw moment having associated therewith a forward yaw motion of said wing to which is attached said roll-control propulsor that is exerting an increased said propulsive force.