Request: Map aileron servo output to yaw in hover, and switch back to roll for forward flight.
Rotating both left/right wings on a fixed axis with a single continuous tilt rotor reduces yaw-authority compared to a vectored yaw setup with independent servos. However, with prop stream over the wings and ailerons, aileron servos can be used to give yaw authority in hover.
With this setup, a single servo can be used to tilt both wings, and aileron servo(s) can be used for yaw in hover, and roll in forward flight. This allows the wings to share a single carbon fibre spar to rotate about, increasing mechanical rigidity and reducing complexity. This is very essential for a 'wing-rotating' tilt rotor, as it is significantly more mechanically complex to rotate them independently on a single axis.
Request: Map aileron servo output to yaw in hover, and switch back to roll for forward flight.
Rotating both left/right wings on a fixed axis with a single continuous tilt rotor reduces yaw-authority compared to a vectored yaw setup with independent servos. However, with prop stream over the wings and ailerons, aileron servos can be used to give yaw authority in hover.
With this setup, a single servo can be used to tilt both wings, and aileron servo(s) can be used for yaw in hover, and roll in forward flight. This allows the wings to share a single carbon fibre spar to rotate about, increasing mechanical rigidity and reducing complexity. This is very essential for a 'wing-rotating' tilt rotor, as it is significantly more mechanically complex to rotate them independently on a single axis.