GB2444921A - Personal helicopter - Google Patents

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GB2444921A
GB2444921A GB0626019A GB0626019A GB2444921A GB 2444921 A GB2444921 A GB 2444921A GB 0626019 A GB0626019 A GB 0626019A GB 0626019 A GB0626019 A GB 0626019A GB 2444921 A GB2444921 A GB 2444921A
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helicopter
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family car
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Christopher John Ralp Strevens
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C39/00—Aircraft not otherwise provided for
    • B64C39/02—Aircraft not otherwise provided for characterised by special use
    • B64C39/026—Aircraft not otherwise provided for characterised by special use for use as personal propulsion unit
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C27/00—Rotorcraft; Rotors peculiar thereto
    • B64C27/04—Helicopters
    • B64C27/08—Helicopters with two or more rotors
    • B64C27/10—Helicopters with two or more rotors arranged coaxially
    • 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
    • B64D27/22—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plant using atomic energy

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Abstract

A personal circular helicopter for domestic use is about the size of a small family car and can be parked in a back garden or on a roof. The helicopter has a pair of contra-rotating impellers each having eg fifteen tapered rocking impeller blades. Gyro stabilisation, GPS guidance and collision avoidance radar may be provided. The helicopter may have a thermonuclear fusion - electric power unit.

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There is nothing new in this design of a personal helicopter the blades are rocked as they turn to provide lift (this is a proven design by Skykorski) and propulsion they rotate in opposite directions thus preventing the need for a fin or stabilising rotor, the craft is rotated by turning the differential that separates the two impellers.
The taper is so that the width is inversely proportional to the velocity at that point, the tip and the wide end are both mounted on rings so that the blade rocks on a bearing going through the blade. I suppose the mechanism to rock the blades would be two rings on the inside that have pins connecting each side of the blade, the leading edge pin connected to a bearing in the upper ring and the trailing edge connecting to the lower ring.
The two rings are mounted so that they rotate with the blade they rock by the control of a central pin that pulls the upper ring am an angle away from horizontal and the lower ring in the opposite direction. By altering the angle of the direction of the wedge the thrust can be in any direction, this will also tip the craft to one side away from horizontal, this should be under the control of a gyro table reference feedback control system the auto pilot providing the reference signal. To provide stability a gyro platform reference is needed and a feedback control system top the craft uptight. The people in the cabin do not fly the craft they just dial m where they want to go.
It should be guided by GPS and dialling in the destination, with a collision avoidance radar. The flight path should be low, just over the rooftops and controlled by a central routing agency.
The cabin should be nice and comfortable for watching the scenery and equipped with nice seats, air conditioning radio, TV and telephone.
It should be made about the size of a small family car for domestic use.
Nice and useful for the next century.
Power: unit thermonuclear fusion-electric.
The height diameter ratio should be as low as possible to make it a flat, sleek design. Ii would make a nice thing to have parked in the back garden or roof landing pad.

Claims (8)

  1. Claim: 1. Will transport families in a similar manner as the family
    car.
  2. 2. Land vertically th a small footprint
  3. 3. Take off vertically with a small footprint
  4. 4. May be parked in domestic space such as a back garden
  5. 5. WILt require electronic guidance control system to plan flight paths
  6. 6. Uses GPS to facilitate navigation
  7. 7. Nice view out of window
  8. 8. Nouserpitoting..
GB0626019A 2006-12-20 2006-12-20 Personal helicopter Withdrawn GB2444921A (en)

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Citations (10)

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US2521684A (en) * 1944-08-10 1950-09-12 Sperry Corp Rotary wing aircraft
US3135481A (en) * 1961-07-17 1964-06-02 Helipod Inc Ducted rotor aircraft
FR2293361A1 (en) * 1974-12-03 1976-07-02 Andre Bernard Personal transport flying machine - has lifting rotor protected by ducting to provide air cushion effect
FR2584044A1 (en) * 1985-09-27 1987-01-02 Pauchard Daniel ROTATING WING AIRCRAFT OF SIMPLIFIED AND LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURE
DE3606362A1 (en) * 1984-12-08 1987-09-03 Matthias Dr Kratofiel Annular wing for a flying disc
CH681290A5 (en) * 1991-02-08 1993-02-26 Claudio Riboni Spherical bodied aircraft with ring shaped rotor - uses two contra-rotating membranes with tilting blades to form rotor, driven from centre
US5653404A (en) * 1995-04-17 1997-08-05 Ploshkin; Gennady Disc-shaped submersible aircraft
WO2001053150A1 (en) * 2000-01-20 2001-07-26 Gyropter Aircraft with rotary wings
WO2003091099A2 (en) * 2002-04-25 2003-11-06 Airscooter Corporation Rotorcraft
WO2006041287A1 (en) * 2004-10-12 2006-04-20 Jan Willem Dan Bakker Personal land and air vehicle

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2521684A (en) * 1944-08-10 1950-09-12 Sperry Corp Rotary wing aircraft
US3135481A (en) * 1961-07-17 1964-06-02 Helipod Inc Ducted rotor aircraft
FR2293361A1 (en) * 1974-12-03 1976-07-02 Andre Bernard Personal transport flying machine - has lifting rotor protected by ducting to provide air cushion effect
DE3606362A1 (en) * 1984-12-08 1987-09-03 Matthias Dr Kratofiel Annular wing for a flying disc
FR2584044A1 (en) * 1985-09-27 1987-01-02 Pauchard Daniel ROTATING WING AIRCRAFT OF SIMPLIFIED AND LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURE
CH681290A5 (en) * 1991-02-08 1993-02-26 Claudio Riboni Spherical bodied aircraft with ring shaped rotor - uses two contra-rotating membranes with tilting blades to form rotor, driven from centre
US5653404A (en) * 1995-04-17 1997-08-05 Ploshkin; Gennady Disc-shaped submersible aircraft
WO2001053150A1 (en) * 2000-01-20 2001-07-26 Gyropter Aircraft with rotary wings
WO2003091099A2 (en) * 2002-04-25 2003-11-06 Airscooter Corporation Rotorcraft
WO2006041287A1 (en) * 2004-10-12 2006-04-20 Jan Willem Dan Bakker Personal land and air vehicle

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