AU2003212957A1 - Improved vertical take-off and landing vehicles - Google Patents

Improved vertical take-off and landing vehicles

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Publication number
AU2003212957A1
AU2003212957A1 AU2003212957A AU2003212957A AU2003212957A1 AU 2003212957 A1 AU2003212957 A1 AU 2003212957A1 AU 2003212957 A AU2003212957 A AU 2003212957A AU 2003212957 A AU2003212957 A AU 2003212957A AU 2003212957 A1 AU2003212957 A1 AU 2003212957A1
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Prior art keywords
vertical take
improved vertical
landing vehicles
landing
vehicles
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AU2003212957A
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AU2003212957A8 (en
Inventor
Paul S. Moller
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Moller International Inc
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Moller International Inc
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Publication of AU2003212957A1 publication Critical patent/AU2003212957A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C37/00—Convertible aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C11/00—Propellers, e.g. of ducted type; Features common to propellers and rotors for rotorcraft
    • B64C11/001—Shrouded propellers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C11/00—Propellers, e.g. of ducted type; Features common to propellers and rotors for rotorcraft
    • B64C11/46—Arrangements of, or constructional features peculiar to, multiple propellers
    • B64C11/48—Units of two or more coaxial propellers
    • 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
    • B64C29/0033—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 tiltable relative to the fuselage
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B64C3/38—Adjustment of complete wings or parts thereof
    • B64C3/56—Folding or collapsing to reduce overall dimensions of aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D27/00—Arrangement or mounting of power plant in aircraft; Aircraft characterised thereby
    • B64D27/02—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plant
    • B64D27/04—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plant of piston type
    • B64D27/06—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plant of piston type within or attached to wing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D31/00—Power plant control; Arrangement thereof
    • B64D31/02—Initiating means
    • B64D31/06—Initiating means actuated automatically
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/10—Drag reduction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Wind Motors (AREA)
  • Motorcycle And Bicycle Frame (AREA)
AU2003212957A 2002-02-08 2003-02-06 Improved vertical take-off and landing vehicles Abandoned AU2003212957A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US35527002P 2002-02-08 2002-02-08
US60/355,270 2002-02-08
PCT/US2003/003730 WO2003066429A2 (en) 2002-02-08 2003-02-06 Improved vertical take-off and landing vehicles

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AU2003212957A8 AU2003212957A8 (en) 2003-09-02
AU2003212957A1 true AU2003212957A1 (en) 2003-09-02

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AU (1) AU2003212957A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2003066429A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

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FR2864029B1 (en) 2003-12-23 2006-04-07 Eurocopter France CONVERTIBLE AIRCRAFT COMPRISING TWO "FAN TILT" ON EITHER FUSELAGE AND FIXED "FAN" INSERTED IN FUSELAGE
CN102582828A (en) * 2012-02-02 2012-07-18 刘长亮 Twin-duct composite tail vane vertical take-off and landing aircraft
RU2534112C1 (en) * 2013-05-14 2014-11-27 Алексей Борисович Моров Vertical take-off and landing aircraft
FR3065399A1 (en) * 2017-04-25 2018-10-26 Jonas Popelin PROPULSION-COMBINED AIRCRAFT
DE102019210007A1 (en) * 2019-07-08 2021-01-14 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Vertical take-off and landable flying object and shell body
RU2765892C1 (en) * 2021-02-04 2022-02-04 Александр Трофимович Осинин Vertical take-off and landing aircraft propeller rotation system

Family Cites Families (6)

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US3083936A (en) * 1959-02-18 1963-04-02 Scott C Rethorst Aircraft
US4358074A (en) 1979-05-24 1982-11-09 The Boeing Company Propulsion system for V/STOL aircraft
US5115996A (en) * 1990-01-31 1992-05-26 Moller International, Inc. Vtol aircraft
US5505407A (en) * 1993-09-09 1996-04-09 Fran Rich Chi Associates Air-land vehicle
US5419514A (en) * 1993-11-15 1995-05-30 Duncan; Terry A. VTOL aircraft control method
US5839691A (en) 1996-05-22 1998-11-24 Lariviere; Jean Soulez Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

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EP1478570A4 (en) 2008-04-09
AU2003212957A8 (en) 2003-09-02
WO2003066429A3 (en) 2004-02-05
EP1478570A2 (en) 2004-11-24
WO2003066429A2 (en) 2003-08-14

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Legal Events

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase