A vertical take-off and landing - VTOL - aircraft comprising: a fuselage defining a longitudinal axis (A L ) of the aircraft ; forward and aft pairs of port and starboard aerodynamic wings extending laterally outwardly from the fuselage , wherein the aft pairs of port and starboard aerodynamic wings are in a gull wing configuration, wherein a span of the aft wings is greater than a span of the forward wings ; forward and aft pairs of port and starboard rotor pods respectively arranged at the terminal end of the port and starboard wings , each being in substantial alignment with the longitudinal axis (A L ) of the aircraft ; and port and starboard propulsive rotors each providing thrust along the longitudinal axis of the fuselage , wherein each of the port and starboard propulsive rotors comprise a pusher propeller assembly; wherein each of the forward and aft pairs of port and starboard aerodynamic wings are positioned in a respective substantially horizontal plane, and wherein the substantially horizontal plane of the aft pair of port and starboard wings is displaced upwardly relative to the substantially horizontal plane of the forward pair of port and starboard wings ; wherein each of the forward and aft pairs of port and starboard rotor pods comprises a forward and aft pair of rotor assemblies (24a 1 , 24a 2 ; 24b 1 , 24b 2 ; 26a 1 , 26a 2 ; 26b 1 , 26b 2 ) aligned with the longitudinal axis (A L ) of the aircraft ; wherein the aft rotor pods are positioned laterally outwardly of the forward rotor pods relative to a vertical plane (XZ) of the aircraft fuselage perpendicular to a pitch axis (Y) thereof; wherein one-half of the rotor assemblies (24a 1 , 24a 2 ; 24b 1 , 24b 2 ; 26a 1 , 26a 2 ; 26b 1 , 26b 2 ) rotate in one direction about a yaw axis (Z) and a remaining one-half of the rotor assemblies (24a 1 , 24a 2 ; 24b 1 , 24b 2 ; 26a 1 , 26a 2 ; 26b 1 , 26b 2 ) rotate about the yaw axis (Z) in a counter direction relative thereto. a fuselage defining a longitudinal axis (A L ) of the aircraft ; forward and aft pairs of port and starboard aerodynamic wings extending laterally outwardly from the fuselage , wherein the aft pairs of port and starboard aerodynamic wings are in a gull wing configuration, wherein a span of the aft wings is greater than a span of the forward wings ; forward and aft pairs of port and starboard rotor pods respectively arranged at the terminal end of the port and starboard wings , each being in substantial alignment with the longitudinal axis (A L ) of the aircraft ; and port and starboard propulsive rotors each providing thrust along the longitudinal axis of the fuselage , wherein each of the port and starboard propulsive rotors comprise a pusher propeller assembly; wherein each of the forward and aft pairs of port and starboard aerodynamic wings are positioned in a respective substantially horizontal plane, and wherein the substantially horizontal plane of the aft pair of port and starboard wings is displaced upwardly relative to the substantially horizontal plane of the forward pair of port and starboard wings ; wherein each of the forward and aft pairs of port and starboard rotor pods comprises a forward and aft pair of rotor assemblies (24a 1 , 24a 2 ; 24b 1 , 24b 2 ; 26a 1 , 26a 2 ; 26b 1 , 26b 2 ) aligned with the longitudinal axis (A L ) of the aircraft ; wherein the aft rotor pods are positioned laterally outwardly of the forward rotor pods relative to a vertical plane (XZ) of the aircraft fuselage perpendicular to a pitch axis (Y) thereof; wherein one-half of the rotor assemblies (24a 1 , 24a 2 ; 24b 1 , 24b 2 ; 26a 1 , 26a 2 ; 26b 1 , 26b 2 ) rotate in one direction about a yaw axis (Z) and a remaining one-half of the rotor assemblies (24a 1 , 24a 2 ; 24b 1 , 24b 2 ; 26a 1 , 26a 2 ; 26b 1 , 26b 2 ) rotate about the yaw axis (Z) in a counter direction relative thereto. <EOS>