AIRCRAFT Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: aviation. SUBSTANCE: aircraft with relative turn of cabin and fuselage includes cabin and fuselage for relative turn through angle of 180 deg relative to cabin along aircraft longitudinal axis, engine provided with air intake, landing gear control system. Aircraft is of tailless pattern. In take-off and landing positions, wing is located underneath along longitudinal axis of fuselage at negative incidence, cabin is inclined downward relative to fuselage and engine air intake is located above fuselage. In flight position, wing is located above longitudinal axis of aircraft at positive incidence and cabin is raised to streamlined position. EFFECT: enhanced handling at supercritical angles of attack. 10 dwg