Multirotor aircraft with an airframe and a thrust producing units arrangement

1. A multirotor aircraft with an airframe and a thrust producing units arrangement, wherein the airframe defines an internal volume that is at least adapted for transportation of passengers, and wherein the thrust producing units arrangement comprises at least one structural support member mechanically coupling a predetermined number of thrust producing units for producing thrust in a predetermined direction, wherein a flexible suspension unit is rigidly mounted to the airframe and comprises at least one bearing that directly mechanically couples the at least one structural support member of the thrust producing units arrangement to the airframe such that the thrust producing units of the predetermined number of thrust producing units are inclinable in relation to the airframe, wherein the flexible suspension unit comprises a connecting structure from which the at least one structural support member of the thrust producing units arrangement is suspended towards the airframe by the at least one bearing such that the thrust producing units arrangement is hanging over the airframe via the bearing, wherein the at least one bearing is a spherical elastomeric bearing or a cylindrical elastomeric bearing, and wherein the predetermined number of thrust producing units comprises a plurality of mechanically coupled rotor assemblies that are mechanically coupled to the airframe by means of the at least one bearing.

2. The multirotor aircraft of claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined number of thrust producing units comprises four rotor assemblies that are mechanically coupled to each other via the at least one structural support member provided in an H-shaped configuration, wherein respectively two rotor assemblies are mechanically coupled to each other by means of an at least essentially straight structural support member of the at least one structural support member, and wherein the H-shaped configuration is mechanically coupled to the airframe by means of the at least one bearing.

3. The multirotor aircraft of claim 2 ,

wherein each at least essentially straight structural support member is mechanically coupled to the airframe by means of an associated at least one bearing.

4. The multirotor aircraft of claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined number of thrust producing units comprises four rotor assemblies that are mechanically coupled to each other via the at least one structural support member provided in an X-shaped configuration, wherein the X-shaped configuration is mechanically coupled to the airframe by means of the at least one bearing.

5. The multirotor aircraft of claim 1 ,

wherein the flexible suspension unit comprises at least one mechanical movement limiter for limiting inclination of the thrust producing units of the predetermined number of thrust producing units in relation to the airframe.

6. The multirotor aircraft of claim 1 ,

wherein the flexible suspension unit comprises at least one dampening unit for dampening movement of the thrust producing units of the predetermined number of thrust producing units in relation to the airframe.

7. The multirotor aircraft of claim 1 ,

wherein the flexible suspension unit comprises at least one actuating unit for controlling inclination of the thrust producing units of the predetermined number of thrust producing units in relation to the airframe.

8. The multirotor aircraft of claim 1 ,

wherein the flexible suspension unit is detachably mounted to the airframe.

9. A multirotor aircraft comprising:

an airframe defining an internal volume sized for transportation of passengers;

a thrust producing units arrangement having at least one structural support member mechanically coupling four rotor assemblies, each rotor assembly producing thrust in a predetermined direction; and

a flexible suspension unit connecting the airframe to the thrust producing units arrangement such that the rotor assemblies are inclinable in relation to the airframe, the flexible suspension unit comprising:

a connecting structure rigidly mounted to the airframe, and

a bearing directly mechanically coupling the connecting structure to the at least one structural support member of the thrust producing units arrangement such that the at least one structural support member is suspended below the connecting structure via the bearing, the bearing being one of a spherical elastomeric bearing or a cylindrical elastomeric bearing,

wherein the thrust producing units arrangement is suspended from the connecting structure towards the airframe by the bearing such that the thrust producing units arrangement is hanging over the airframe.

10. The multirotor aircraft of claim 9 ,

wherein the connecting structure comprises a plate- or disc-shaped connecting element spaced apart from the airframe via a plurality of support members.

11. The multirotor aircraft of claim 10 ,

wherein the plate- or disc-shaped connecting element and the plurality of support members form a table configuration that is rigidly mounted to the airframe.

12. The multirotor aircraft of claim 10 ,

wherein the plate- or disc-shaped connecting element has a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, the first face facing the airframe and the plurality of at least one structural support member.

13. The multirotor aircraft of claim 12 ,

wherein the bearing is positioned between the first face of the plate- or disc-shaped connecting element and the plurality of at least one structural supports support member.

14. The multirotor aircraft of claim 13 ,

wherein the bearing has a first side and a second side, the first side being broader than the second side, and wherein the first side is connected to the plate- or disc-shaped connecting element and the second side is connected to the plurality of at least one structural supports support member.

15. The multirotor aircraft of claim 12 further comprising a mechanical movement limiter arranged on first face of the plate- or disc-shaped connecting element, and positioned between the plate- or disc-shaped connecting element and the at least one structural support member.

16. The multirotor aircraft of claim 10 further comprising a plurality of dampening units, each dampening unit mounted to an associated support member of at least one structural support member.

17. The multirotor aircraft of claim 10 ,

wherein the flexible suspension unit is a single flexible suspension unit for the multirotor aircraft.

18. The multirotor aircraft of claim 10 further comprising a coupling structure with a first attachment plate rigidly mounted to the airframe and a second attachment plate rigidly mounted to the connecting structure of the flexible suspension unit, wherein the first and second attachment plates are detachably mounted to one another such that the airframe is removable from the thrust producing units arrangement.