GB921300A - Improvements in vertical take-off and landing aircraft - Google Patents

Improvements in vertical take-off and landing aircraft

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Publication number
GB921300A
GB921300A GB8464/61A GB846461A GB921300A GB 921300 A GB921300 A GB 921300A GB 8464/61 A GB8464/61 A GB 8464/61A GB 846461 A GB846461 A GB 846461A GB 921300 A GB921300 A GB 921300A
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fan
aircraft
air
fuselage
wing
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General Electric Co
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General Electric Co
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    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)

Abstract

921,300. V.T.O.L. aircraft. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. March 8, 1961 [March 11, 1960], No. 8464/61. Class 4. In a V.T.O.L. system for aircraft, a duct 11 in a wing or in the fuselage has a fan 12 disposed therein to force air downwardly therethrough to provide lift on the aircraft, and boundary layer control means is provided downstream of the fan to spread or diffuse the fan discharge air along the underside of the wing or fuselage in the vicinity of the duct opening. Control of the boundary layer of air and the prevention of separation of the air flow from the undersurface of the fuselage 10 is effected by sucking off the boundary layer into or ejection of high pressure air from suitable manifold means 15. Other embodiments are described in which the fan is located in a wing. By effectively increasing the discharge area of the fan the lift available from the fan per horsepower delivered to the fan is increased,
GB8464/61A 1960-03-11 1961-03-08 Improvements in vertical take-off and landing aircraft Expired GB921300A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US14243A US3013744A (en) 1960-03-11 1960-03-11 Vtol boundary layer control system

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GB921300A true GB921300A (en) 1963-03-20

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GB (1) GB921300A (en)

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US3070327A (en) * 1960-08-06 1962-12-25 Dornier Werke Gmbh Airplane adapted to start and land on an air cushion
US3394906A (en) * 1966-05-24 1968-07-30 Rogers Lester Flying saucer structure
US5016837A (en) * 1987-06-25 1991-05-21 Venturi Applications, Inc. Venturi enhanced airfoil
WO1991009776A1 (en) * 1989-12-29 1991-07-11 Venturi Applications, Inc. Venturi-enhanced airfoil
US10737797B2 (en) * 2017-07-21 2020-08-11 General Electric Company Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
US11352132B2 (en) 2018-07-23 2022-06-07 General Electric Company Lift fan with diffuser duct
US11453488B2 (en) * 2019-09-30 2022-09-27 Rolls-Royce Corporation Lightweight parallel combustion lift system for vertical takeoff aircraft
CN115834984B (en) * 2022-11-21 2024-01-30 国网四川省电力公司达州供电公司 Portable limited space inspection instrument

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US2940689A (en) * 1955-04-06 1960-06-14 Alun R Howell Turbine-driven fans
NL110393C (en) * 1955-11-29 1965-01-15 Bertin & Cie

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US3013744A (en) 1961-12-19

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