Fixed-wing VTOL aerial vehicle
A long-distance drone is disclosed having a canard wing configuration with a cabin attached to a left main wing and a right main wing. There is a left forewing and a right forewing connected together to form a single-piece forewing. There is a left linear support connecting the left forewing to the left main wing, and a right linear support connecting the right forewing to the right main wing. A plurality of propellers is disposed on the left and the right linear supports.
1. A hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone comprising:
a cabin;
a left main wing and a right main wing coupled to the cabin;
a left linear alignment of propellers having a first propeller, a second propeller, and a third propeller all of which are disposed on said left linear support;
a right linear alignment of propellers having a fourth propeller, a fifth propeller, and a sixth propeller all of which are disposed on said right linear support;
wherein the left linear support is parallel to the right linear support;
a left forewing disposed on a front end of the left linear support;
a right forewing disposed on a front end of the right linear support;
wherein the left forewing is directly connected to the right forewing;
wherein the left forewing and the right forewing are not directly connected to the cabin.
2. The hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone as recited in claim 1 , wherein the left main wing and the right main wing forms a dihedral configuration.
3. The hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone as recited in claim 2 , wherein the left main wing and the right main wing each has a proximal portion disposed entirely within a space between the left and the right linear supports, wherein the proximal portions of the left and the right main wings forms a dihedral configuration.
4. The hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone as recited in claim 2 , wherein the left main wing and the right main wing each has a distal portion, wherein the distal portions of the left and the right main wings forms a dihedral configuration.
5. The hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone as recited in claim 1 , wherein the left forewing and the right forewing forms an anhedral configuration.
6. The hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone as recited in claim 5 , wherein the left and right forewing are entirely disposed within a space between the left and the right linear supports.
7. The hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone as recited in claim 5 further comprising a left vertical stabilizer disposed on an underside of a rear end of the left linear support, and a right vertical stabilizer disposed on an underside of a rear end of the right linear support.
8. The hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone as recited in claim 7 , further comprising a left dorsal stabilizer disposed on a top side of the left linear support, and a right dorsal vertical stabilizer disposed on a top side of the right linear support.
9. The hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone as recited in claim 8 , wherein the cabin is detachably coupled to the left and right main wings.
10. The hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone as recited in claim 8 , further comprising a seventh propeller disposed on a distal end of the left dorsal vertical stabilizer, and an eighth propeller disposed on a distal end of the right dorsal vertical stabilizer.
11. The hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone as recited in claim 9 , wherein from a top view, the seventh propeller partially overlaps with the third propeller, and the eighth propeller partially overlaps with the sixth propeller.
12. The hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone as recited in claim 11 , further comprising a left push propeller disposed on a rear tip of the left linear support, and a right push propeller disposed on a rear tip of the right linear support.