GB2391846B - Ducted air power plant - Google Patents

Ducted air power plant

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Publication number
GB2391846B
GB2391846B GB0315040A GB0315040A GB2391846B GB 2391846 B GB2391846 B GB 2391846B GB 0315040 A GB0315040 A GB 0315040A GB 0315040 A GB0315040 A GB 0315040A GB 2391846 B GB2391846 B GB 2391846B
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Prior art keywords
power plant
air power
ducted air
ducted
plant
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GB0315040A
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GB2391846A (en
GB0315040D0 (en
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Ashley Christopher Bryant
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VTOL TECHNOLOGIES Ltd
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VTOL TECHNOLOGIES Ltd
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Publication of GB2391846A publication Critical patent/GB2391846A/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02K3/00—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan
    • F02K3/02—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber
    • F02K3/025—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber the by-pass flow being at least partly used to create an independent thrust component
    • 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
    • B64C15/00—Attitude, flight direction, or altitude control by jet reaction
    • B64C15/02—Attitude, flight direction, or altitude control by jet reaction the jets being propulsion jets
    • 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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02K1/00—Plants characterised by the form or arrangement of the jet pipe or nozzle; Jet pipes or nozzles peculiar thereto
    • F02K1/002—Plants characterised by the form or arrangement of the jet pipe or nozzle; Jet pipes or nozzles peculiar thereto with means to modify the direction of thrust vector
    • F02K1/004—Plants characterised by the form or arrangement of the jet pipe or nozzle; Jet pipes or nozzles peculiar thereto with means to modify the direction of thrust vector by using one or more swivable nozzles rotating about their own axis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00—Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U50/00—Propulsion; Power supply
    • B64U50/10—Propulsion
    • B64U50/13—Propulsion using external fans or propellers
    • B64U50/14—Propulsion using external fans or propellers ducted or shrouded
    • 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
    • Y02T50/60—Efficient propulsion technologies, e.g. for aircraft

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
GB0315040A 2002-06-28 2003-06-27 Ducted air power plant Expired - Fee Related GB2391846B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0214961A GB0214961D0 (en) 2002-06-28 2002-06-28 Ducted air power plant
GB0301177A GB0301177D0 (en) 2002-06-28 2003-01-20 Ducted air power plant

Publications (3)

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GB0315040D0 GB0315040D0 (en) 2003-07-30
GB2391846A GB2391846A (en) 2004-02-18
GB2391846B true GB2391846B (en) 2005-10-05

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EP (1) EP1534590A1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2005531719A (enExample)
CN (1) CN1662419A (enExample)
AU (1) AU2003246915B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA2490886A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2391846B (enExample)
IL (1) IL165968A0 (enExample)
WO (1) WO2004002821A1 (enExample)

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US7581381B2 (en) 2009-09-01
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AU2003246915A1 (en) 2004-01-19
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US20050223694A1 (en) 2005-10-13
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