Various examples are provided related to flight duration enhancement for rotorcraft and multicopters. In one example, a rotorcraft or multicopter includes one or more rotors, and one or more nozzles positioned in relationship to at least one corresponding rotor. The one or more nozzles can modulate, reshape, redirect, or adjust downwash produced by the corresponding rotor. The one or more nozzles can dynamically modulate, reshape, redirect, or adjust the downwash below the rotorcraft or multicopter. The one or more nozzles can be morphed or reshaped to dynamically modulate, reshape, redirect, or adjust the downwash using, e.g., a stochastic optimization framework and/or a motif-based auto-controller.

A control apparatus includes a memory storing information on power consumption for flight of an aircraft flying by an electric rotor and a controller configured to instruct the aircraft to fly on a flight path passing through a power supply facility based on a remaining charge of the aircraft and the power consumption according to flight conditions when the aircraft flies to a destination.

A compound aircraft embodies an array of rotors for vertical flight positioned on support booms and wing elements for cruise flight coupled to a central fuselage housing avionics and a pusher propeller for forward propulsion. The aircraft accommodates a cargo-carrying container with mating of the surfaces between container and fuselage and latching mechanisms for attaching and detaching the container and vehicle.

A compound aircraft embodies an array of rotors for vertical flight positioned on support booms and wing elements for cruise flight coupled to a central fuselage housing avionics and a pusher propeller for forward propulsion. The aircraft accommodates a cargo-carrying container with mating of the surfaces between container and fuselage and latching mechanisms for attaching and detaching the container and vehicle.

To provide an electronic component capable of performing attitude control of an aircraft in an ex-post manner. An electronic component according to the present disclosure is attachable to an aircraft. The electronic component includes an arm part, an attachment part for attaching to the main body part of the aircraft, and a connecting part for connecting the arm part and the attachment part so that the arm part and the attachment part can be displaced within a predetermined range. The connecting part is connected to a position that coincides with or substantially coincides with the center of gravity of the arm part. Further, when attached to the aircraft, the connecting part coincides with or substantially coincides with the lift generating center of the aircraft.

A control method of an air vehicle for urban air mobility (UAM) is provided. The method enable people to more easily control an air vehicle for UAM, and moves in a flight manner familiar to people during flight to allow a driver and passengers comfortably use the air vehicle without discomfort such as motion sickness, dizziness, etc. The control method includes acquiring air vehicle driving information; adjusting an altitude of the air vehicle to a target altitude; adjusting longitudinal acceleration and longitudinal deceleration of the air vehicle; and operating steering during flight of the air vehicle.

A control method of an air vehicle for urban air mobility (UAM) is provided. The method enable people to more easily control an air vehicle for UAM, and moves in a flight manner familiar to people during flight to allow a driver and passengers comfortably use the air vehicle without discomfort such as motion sickness, dizziness, etc. The control method includes acquiring air vehicle driving information; adjusting an altitude of the air vehicle to a target altitude; adjusting longitudinal acceleration and longitudinal deceleration of the air vehicle; and operating steering during flight of the air vehicle.

A multicopter is provided. The multicopter may include a main body part, a wing part having one end connected to the main body part, and the other end connected to a propeller assembly, and a foldable part disposed on the wing part to fold the wing part, wherein the wing part is located above the main body part with respect to a Z-axis.

A multicopter is provided. The multicopter may include a main body part, a wing part having one end connected to the main body part, and the other end connected to a propeller assembly, and a foldable part disposed on the wing part to fold the wing part, wherein the wing part is located above the main body part with respect to a Z-axis.

UAV configurations and battery augmentation for UAV internal combustion engines, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative configuration includes a fuselage, first and second wings coupled to and pivotable relative to the fuselage, and a plurality of lift rotors carried by the fuselage. A representative battery augmentation arrangement includes a DC-powered motor, an electronic speed controller, and a genset subsystem coupled to the electronic speed controller. The genset subsystem can include a battery set, an alternator, and a motor-gen controller having a phase control circuit configurable to rectify multiphase AC output from the alternator to produce rectified DC feed to the DC-powered motor. The motor-gen controller is configurable to draw DC power from the battery set to produce the rectified DC feed.