GB942339A - Improvements in vtol aircraft - Google Patents

Improvements in vtol aircraft

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GB942339A
GB942339A GB1331461A GB1331461A GB942339A GB 942339 A GB942339 A GB 942339A GB 1331461 A GB1331461 A GB 1331461A GB 1331461 A GB1331461 A GB 1331461A GB 942339 A GB942339 A GB 942339A
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aircraft
wing
louvres
air
fan
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General Electric Co
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General Electric Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C29/00—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft
    • B64C29/0008—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded
    • B64C29/0016—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by free or ducted propellers or by blowers
    • B64C29/0025—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by free or ducted propellers or by blowers the propellers being fixed relative to the fuselage

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Aerodynamic Tests, Hydrodynamic Tests, Wind Tunnels, And Water Tanks (AREA)
  • Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)

Abstract

942,339. V.T.O.L. aircraft. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. April 13, 1961 [April 15, 1960], No. 13314/61. Heading B7G. A V.T.O.L. aircraft having a duct in each wing with an air inlet in the leading edge, a louvred outlet in the lower surface of the wing, and a driven fan disposed adjacent the downstream end, has an additional louvred air inlet in the top surface of the wing, and a recess in each lower wing surface extending rearwardly from the duct outlet. Each wing 11 is provided with a duct 13 having a forwardly facing inlet 14 in the wing leading edge, an inlet 15 having louvres 16 in the wing upper surface, an outlet having louvres 18 in the lower surface, and a fan 19 driven through a linkage 24 (either a duct directing exhaust gases to tip turbine blades, or a hydraulic or mechanical linkage to gearing mechanism) from driving means 22 which may be two gas turbine engines 23 supplied with air through a scoop 26. Fig. 3 shows the aircraft in vertical or hovering flight with louvres 16 opened to supply air to the fan 19 which directs it downwardly through opened louvres 18. The exhaust gases from engines 23 may also be directed downwardly to provide additional lift. Mounted in the nose of the aircraft and driven from engines 23 by linkage 31, is a fan 30 which is used to control pitching of the aircraft and give additional lift. When the aircraft is to perform horizontal flight, louvres 16, 29 are turned to close inlet 15 and the outlet for fan 30, and louvres 18 are set to direct rearwardly the output from fans 19 (Fig. 4, not shown). In this condition recessed portions 17 provide a way for the discharged air and serve to create an air wall which completes the normal aerofoil shape of the wings thus avoiding distortion of air flow. In the tail of the aircraft reaction control means is provided for controlling yaw. Nozzles 35, one on each side of the tail, may be fed with compressed air or with exhaust gases from engines 23, and are selectively controlled by a single valve member (Fig. 5, not shown).
GB1331461A 1960-04-15 1961-04-13 Improvements in vtol aircraft Expired GB942339A (en)

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US2246460A 1960-04-15 1960-04-15

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GB942339A true GB942339A (en) 1963-11-20

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2208175A (en) * 1987-07-06 1989-03-08 Martin Lindsay Mcculloch Propulsion device
GB2423509B (en) * 2005-02-25 2007-11-14 Boeing Co Aircraft capable of vertical and short take-off and landing
CN106143900A (en) * 2016-06-21 2016-11-23 王启振 The aircraft of VTOL
EP3248872A1 (en) * 2016-05-27 2017-11-29 The Boeing Company Methods of dynamically controlling airflow behind a carrier aircraft to redirect air flow during an in-flight recovery of an unmanned aerial vehicle and an apparatus therefor

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2208175A (en) * 1987-07-06 1989-03-08 Martin Lindsay Mcculloch Propulsion device
GB2423509B (en) * 2005-02-25 2007-11-14 Boeing Co Aircraft capable of vertical and short take-off and landing
EP3248872A1 (en) * 2016-05-27 2017-11-29 The Boeing Company Methods of dynamically controlling airflow behind a carrier aircraft to redirect air flow during an in-flight recovery of an unmanned aerial vehicle and an apparatus therefor
US9878777B2 (en) 2016-05-27 2018-01-30 The Boeing Company Methods of dynamically controlling airflow behind a carrier aircraft to redirect air flow during an in-flight recovery of an unmanned aerial vehicle and an apparatus therefor
CN106143900A (en) * 2016-06-21 2016-11-23 王启振 The aircraft of VTOL

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CH383177A (en) 1964-10-15
BE602644A (en) 1961-07-31

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