The objective of this work is to fundamentally reexamine the design space of tiltrotor aircraft beyond the very successful conventional vehicle configuration with tractor-type twin proprotors that are nacelle-mounted at the wing tips. This work seeks to define a broad aircraft design space for alternate tiltrotor configurations. It is hoped that this work will not only provide design inspiration for future aircraft developers, but also help realize in the future new applications and missions for both passenger-carrying vehicles and vertical lift UAVs.
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