GB878472A - Improved vertical take-off aircraft - Google Patents

Improved vertical take-off aircraft

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Publication number
GB878472A
GB878472A GB72859A GB72859A GB878472A GB 878472 A GB878472 A GB 878472A GB 72859 A GB72859 A GB 72859A GB 72859 A GB72859 A GB 72859A GB 878472 A GB878472 A GB 878472A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
aircraft
members
vertical take
deflector
gases
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Expired
Application number
GB72859A
Inventor
Geoffrey Light Wilde
James Oswald Mortlock
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Rolls Royce PLC
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Rolls Royce PLC
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Publication date
Application filed by Rolls Royce PLC filed Critical Rolls Royce PLC
Priority to GB72859A priority Critical patent/GB878472A/en
Priority to FR815096A priority patent/FR1244747A/en
Publication of GB878472A publication Critical patent/GB878472A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • B64C29/0041—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 jet motors
    • B64C29/0058—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 jet motors with vertical jet

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Sealing Using Fluids, Sealing Without Contact, And Removal Of Oil (AREA)

Abstract

878,472. Vertical take-off aircraft. ROLLSROYCE Ltd. Jan 1, 1960 [Jan. 8, 1959], No. 728/59. Class 4. A vertical take-off aircraft has at least one lifting engine, which is mounted to discharge propulsive gases downwardly, and at least one gas deflector member mounted below the engine and maintainable in a position in which it serves to deflect the propulsive gases away from the vertical so as to produce a forward or rearward component of thrust on the aircraft, means being provided for hindering gas flow transversely of the aircraft whilst the gases are being deflected by the gas deflector member. Pivotally mounted flap members 13 deflect air into the intakes of engines 11, mounted in bay 12, to assist their starting. The pivotally mounted deflector members 14 have longitudinally extending webs 16 to hinder the cross-flow of propulsive gases. When the.deflector members 13 and 14 are in the closed position, they seal against each other and the adjacent aircraft surfaces. In an alternative construction, Fig. 6 (not shown), the deflector members have spaced side walls between which extend two curved parallel deflectors.
GB72859A 1959-01-08 1959-01-08 Improved vertical take-off aircraft Expired GB878472A (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB72859A GB878472A (en) 1959-01-08 1959-01-08 Improved vertical take-off aircraft
FR815096A FR1244747A (en) 1959-01-08 1960-01-07 Vertical take-off plane

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB72859A GB878472A (en) 1959-01-08 1959-01-08 Improved vertical take-off aircraft

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GB878472A true GB878472A (en) 1961-09-27

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2366265A (en) * 1995-05-30 2002-03-06 Rolls Royce Plc VTOL aircraft nozzle

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2366265A (en) * 1995-05-30 2002-03-06 Rolls Royce Plc VTOL aircraft nozzle
GB2366265B (en) * 1995-05-30 2002-06-19 Rolls Royce Plc Vtol aircraft nozzle
US7988087B1 (en) 1995-05-30 2011-08-02 Rolls-Royce Plc VTOL aircraft nozzle

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Publication number Publication date
FR1244747A (en) 1960-10-28

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