GB2332892A - Hovering craft with ducted fans - Google Patents

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GB2332892A
GB2332892A GB9716732A GB9716732A GB2332892A GB 2332892 A GB2332892 A GB 2332892A GB 9716732 A GB9716732 A GB 9716732A GB 9716732 A GB9716732 A GB 9716732A GB 2332892 A GB2332892 A GB 2332892A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
    • B60V1/00—Air-cushion

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A hovering craft, has a chassis 2 and a body (1, fig 1) which is secured to the chassis 2. The craft has ducted fans 4 and 5 to allow it hover, these fans being driven by engine 6. The craft is propelled by a ducted fan 3. Landing skis 7 are provided.

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This invention relates to a hovering craft Hover craft are well known vehicles usually comprising of a metal frame upon which engines and a shell are mounted, under which a skirt is fixed creating a pocket of air which in turn creates lift. There is also a jet plane which takes off and lands using downward facing jet engines (Harrier jump-jet).
According to the present invention there is provided a hovering craft comprising a chassis frame,a body shell in the form of a futureistic helicopter shell means for permenantly securing the body shell onto the frame and chassis, a stand for the craft to takes off and on, means for hovering and being propelled along by the use of four relatively large ducted fans.
A specific embodiment of the invention will now be desc -ribed by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 shows the side view of the whole craft.
Figure 2 shows the side view of the craft without its shell.
Figure 3 shows the top view of the craft without its shell.
Referring to the drawing the craft comprises a chassis frame 2 and an outer shell 1 in the form of a helicopter body permenantly secured to the chassis by, for example ,a bolt, rivet or similar means (not shown).
In order for the craft to hover ducted fans 4 and ducted fan 5 will be driven by an engine 6 similtanious -ly, lifting the craft 1 off the ground a metre or so, the power of the ducted fans 4 and ducted fan 5 will be controlled by the black box 8. The craft will be propel -led along by a smaller ducted fan 3 , to prevent def or -mation of the ducted fans 4 and ducted fan 5 landing s -kis 7 have been added. Landing skis 7 are an extention of the frame 2

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  1. CLAIMS 1. R hovering craft comprising a static chassis , a body in the shape of afuturistic helicopter shell , means for permenantally securring the body on the chassis the chassis having 3 ducted fans correctly positioned to give lift , without an air filled skirt.
  2. 2. A hover craft as claimed in clam 1 wherein means are provided inside the shell , on the contol dash board to alter the hover ceiling of the craft
  3. 3. A hover craft as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 contains a directional control fan, to direct and propel the vehicle
  4. 4. A hover craft as claimed in claim 2 or claim 3 contains means to enter and exit the vehicle by way of a hatch or such like
  5. 5. A hover craft substantially as Clai.T. described herein with reference to figures 1-3 of the accompanying drawing
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Cited By (2)

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GB2377917A (en) * 2001-07-24 2003-01-29 Robert Edward Catchpole A craft having a chassis and demountable body
GB2378169A (en) * 2001-07-24 2003-02-05 Robert Edward Catchpole A craft having a chassis and demountable body

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GB334037A (en) * 1929-08-08 1930-08-28 Robert Henry Jarrett Knott Improvements in or relating to flying machines
US2918232A (en) * 1956-09-24 1959-12-22 Collins Radio Co Twin shroud aerodyne
GB1512719A (en) * 1975-03-06 1978-06-01 Grumman Aerospace Corp Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
GB2209314A (en) * 1987-09-02 1989-05-10 Manuel Munoz Saiz Lifting arrangement by direct thrust of the engine flow to vertical take-off aircraft
WO1997015492A2 (en) * 1995-10-24 1997-05-01 Bothe Hans Jurgen Hybrid aircraft

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB334037A (en) * 1929-08-08 1930-08-28 Robert Henry Jarrett Knott Improvements in or relating to flying machines
US2918232A (en) * 1956-09-24 1959-12-22 Collins Radio Co Twin shroud aerodyne
GB1512719A (en) * 1975-03-06 1978-06-01 Grumman Aerospace Corp Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
GB2209314A (en) * 1987-09-02 1989-05-10 Manuel Munoz Saiz Lifting arrangement by direct thrust of the engine flow to vertical take-off aircraft
WO1997015492A2 (en) * 1995-10-24 1997-05-01 Bothe Hans Jurgen Hybrid aircraft

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2377917A (en) * 2001-07-24 2003-01-29 Robert Edward Catchpole A craft having a chassis and demountable body
GB2378169A (en) * 2001-07-24 2003-02-05 Robert Edward Catchpole A craft having a chassis and demountable body
GB2378169B (en) * 2001-07-24 2004-10-06 Robert Edward Catchpole Demountable aircraft
GB2377917B (en) * 2001-07-24 2004-10-06 Robert Edward Catchpole Bell contrafan engine

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