Long-range aircraft with high forward speed in cruising flight

摘要

The present invention relates to an aircraft (1) comprising an airframe (2) provided with a fuselage (10) and fixed wings (20), a rotary wing (30), at least two propellers (41, 42), and a power plant suitable for driving said rotary wing (30) and said propellers (41, 42) into rotation. The fixed wings (20) comprise a front wing (21) arranged in the high portion (15) of the front portion (11) of the fuselage (10), and a rear wing (22) arranged in the rear portion (13) of said fuselage (10), said front and rear wings (21 and 22) each extending transversely on either side of the fuselage (10), said front wing (21) having a first front half-wing (21′) and a second front half-wing (21″), at least one of said propellers (41) being mounted on said first front half-wing (21′) and at least one of said propellers (42) being mounted on said second front half-wing (21″), said rotary wing (30) being arranged in the central portion (12) so that an axis of rotation (AX) of the rotor (31) of said rotary wing (30) is located between said front and rear wings (21 and 22).