EP1478570A4 - Improved vertical take-off and landing vehicles - Google Patents

Improved vertical take-off and landing vehicles

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Publication number
EP1478570A4
EP1478570A4 EP03709001A EP03709001A EP1478570A4 EP 1478570 A4 EP1478570 A4 EP 1478570A4 EP 03709001 A EP03709001 A EP 03709001A EP 03709001 A EP03709001 A EP 03709001A EP 1478570 A4 EP1478570 A4 EP 1478570A4
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EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
vertical take
improved vertical
landing vehicles
landing
vehicles
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP03709001A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1478570A2 (en
Inventor
Paul S Moller
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Moller International Inc
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Moller International Inc
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Application filed by Moller International Inc filed Critical Moller International Inc
Publication of EP1478570A2 publication Critical patent/EP1478570A2/en
Publication of EP1478570A4 publication Critical patent/EP1478570A4/en
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Classifications

    • 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
EP03709001A 2002-02-08 2003-02-06 Improved vertical take-off and landing vehicles Withdrawn EP1478570A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US35527002P 2002-02-08 2002-02-08
US355270P 2002-02-08
PCT/US2003/003730 WO2003066429A2 (en) 2002-02-08 2003-02-06 Improved vertical take-off and landing vehicles

Publications (2)

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EP1478570A2 EP1478570A2 (en) 2004-11-24
EP1478570A4 true EP1478570A4 (en) 2008-04-09

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

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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

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US3083936A (en) * 1959-02-18 1963-04-02 Scott C Rethorst Aircraft
US5115996A (en) * 1990-01-31 1992-05-26 Moller International, Inc. Vtol aircraft
US5419514A (en) * 1993-11-15 1995-05-30 Duncan; Terry A. VTOL aircraft control method

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US4358074A (en) 1979-05-24 1982-11-09 The Boeing Company Propulsion system for V/STOL aircraft
US5505407A (en) * 1993-09-09 1996-04-09 Fran Rich Chi Associates Air-land vehicle
US5839691A (en) 1996-05-22 1998-11-24 Lariviere; Jean Soulez Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

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US3083936A (en) * 1959-02-18 1963-04-02 Scott C Rethorst Aircraft
US5115996A (en) * 1990-01-31 1992-05-26 Moller International, Inc. Vtol aircraft
US5419514A (en) * 1993-11-15 1995-05-30 Duncan; Terry A. VTOL aircraft control method

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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See also references of WO03066429A2 *

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AU2003212957A8 (en) 2003-09-02
EP1478570A2 (en) 2004-11-24
WO2003066429A3 (en) 2004-02-05
AU2003212957A1 (en) 2003-09-02
WO2003066429A2 (en) 2003-08-14

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