diff --git a/libraries/SITL/SIM_Frame.cpp b/libraries/SITL/SIM_Frame.cpp
index abb2d5c80e..4034f3c7a5 100644
--- a/libraries/SITL/SIM_Frame.cpp
+++ b/libraries/SITL/SIM_Frame.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ static Motor quad_x_motors[] =
     Motor(AP_MOTORS_MOT_4,  135, AP_MOTORS_MATRIX_YAW_FACTOR_CW,  2),
 };
 
+static Motor tiltquad_h_vectored_motors[] =
+{
+    Motor(AP_MOTORS_MOT_1,   45, AP_MOTORS_MATRIX_YAW_FACTOR_CW,  1, -1, 0, 0, 7, 10, -90),
+    Motor(AP_MOTORS_MOT_2, -135, AP_MOTORS_MATRIX_YAW_FACTOR_CW,  3, -1, 0, 0, 8, 10, -90),
+    Motor(AP_MOTORS_MOT_3,  -45, AP_MOTORS_MATRIX_YAW_FACTOR_CCW, 4, -1, 0, 0, 8, 10, -90),
+    Motor(AP_MOTORS_MOT_4,  135, AP_MOTORS_MATRIX_YAW_FACTOR_CCW, 2, -1, 0, 0, 7, 10, -90),
+};
+
 static Motor hexa_motors[] =
 {
     Motor(AP_MOTORS_MOT_1,   0, AP_MOTORS_MATRIX_YAW_FACTOR_CW,  1),
@@ -153,6 +161,7 @@ static Frame supported_frames[] =
     Frame("quad",      4, quad_plus_motors),
     Frame("copter",    4, quad_plus_motors),
     Frame("x",         4, quad_x_motors),
+    Frame("tilthvec",  4, tiltquad_h_vectored_motors),
     Frame("hexax",     6, hexax_motors),
     Frame("hexa",      6, hexa_motors),
     Frame("octa-quad", 8, octa_quad_motors),
diff --git a/libraries/SITL/SIM_QuadPlane.cpp b/libraries/SITL/SIM_QuadPlane.cpp
index 139dfc45f1..e6ae2d9a82 100644
--- a/libraries/SITL/SIM_QuadPlane.cpp
+++ b/libraries/SITL/SIM_QuadPlane.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ QuadPlane::QuadPlane(const char *home_str, const char *frame_str) :
         frame_type = "tilttrivec";
         // fwd motor gives zero thrust
         thrust_scale = 0;
+    } else if (strstr(frame_str, "-tilthvec")) {
+        frame_type = "tilthvec";
     } else if (strstr(frame_str, "-tilttri")) {
         frame_type = "tilttri";
         // fwd motor gives zero thrust