Abstract: An aircraft including a fuselage extending in an aircraft longitudinal direction, a wing coupled to the fuselage and extending in an aircraft lateral direction perpendicular to the aircraft longitudinal direction, and a displacement assembly configured to translate the wing relative to the fuselage in the aircraft lateral direction between a flight position and a stowed position. In the flight position, the displacement assembly is positioned at a central portion between opposite end portions of the wing such that the displacement assembly is positioned a first distance from one of the end portions of the wing. In the stowed position, the displacement assembly is positioned proximate one of the end portions of the wing such that the displacement assembly is positioned a second distance from the one of the end portions of the wing, the second distance being less than the first distance.

Abstract: An orientation assembly includes a platform and a locking assembly engageable with the platform and positionable in a first state in which the platform is permitted to rotate about a lateral axis and inhibited from rotating about a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the lateral axis, and a second state in which the platform is permitted to rotate about the longitudinal axis and inhibited from rotating about the lateral axis.

Abstract: An orientation assembly includes a platform and a locking assembly engageable with the platform and positionable in a first state in which the platform is permitted to rotate about a lateral axis and inhibited from rotating about a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the lateral axis, and a second state in which the platform is permitted to rotate about the longitudinal axis and inhibited from rotating about the lateral axis.

Abstract: An aircraft operable between a deployed position and a stowed position is disclosed. The aircraft includes a fuselage, a pair of wing segments, and a translation and rotation mechanism for attaching the wing segments to the fuselage. The mechanism includes an upper assembly having an outer shaft and an inner shaft. A first wing segment is attached to the outer shaft and a second wing segment is attached to the inner shaft. The outer shaft translates downward with respect to the inner shaft. Thereafter, the outer and inner shafts rotate in opposite directions in order to rotate the wing segments on top of one another, parallel to a long axis of the fuselage, and into the stowed position. The operation of the outer and inner shafts is reversed in order to return the wing segments to the deployed position.