Controlled Transitory or Sustained Gliding Flight with Dihedral Angle and Trailing Flaps Priority Claim and Reference to Related Application

(21) App1_ NO_; 14/068,235 A micro aerial vehicle capable of controlled transitory or _ sustained gliding ?ight. The vehicle includes a fuselage. A (22) Flled: 0d“ 31’ 2013 pair of articulated Wings are forward of a center of gravity of Related US Application Data the vehicle, the Wings being articulated and having trailing _ _ _ _ edge ?aps, and having actuators for controlling the dihedral (60) Prowslonal applicatlon No. 61/726,663, ?led on Nov. angles of the Wings and the ?aps for effective yaw control 15’ 2012' across the ?ight envelope. The dihedral angles can be varied publication Classi?cation symmetrically on both Wings to control the aircraft speed independently of the angle of attack and ?ight-path angle, (51) Int. Cl. While an asymmetric dihedral setting can be used to control B64C 3/38 (2006.01) yaW and the actuators control the dihedral settings of each B64C 19/00 (2006.01) Wing independently. The aircraft lacks a vertical tail or other B64C 39/02 (2006.01) vertical stabilizer.