GB935884A - Improved flying vehicle - Google Patents

Improved flying vehicle

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GB935884A
GB935884A GB4623261A GB4623261A GB935884A GB 935884 A GB935884 A GB 935884A GB 4623261 A GB4623261 A GB 4623261A GB 4623261 A GB4623261 A GB 4623261A GB 935884 A GB935884 A GB 935884A
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fans
axes
axis
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vehicle
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Ford Motor Co Ltd
Ford Motor Co
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Ford Motor Co Ltd
Ford Motor 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)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)

Abstract

935,884. Direct lift aircraft. FORD MOTOR CO. Ltd. Dec. 27, 1961 [Jan. 16, 1961], No. 46232/61. Class 4. A V.T.O.L. vehicle comprises a plurality of ducted fans, the lift forces developed along the axes of rotation of their rotors resolving into a vertical force passing through the centre of gravity of the vehicle, the horizontal distance between each rotor axis and the vertical axis of the vehicle increasing as these axes are extended downwards. In the Figure, the thrust vectors and rotational axes Ff 1 and Ff 2 of two forward fans intersect at a point Rf, and the thrust vectors and rotational axes Fr1 and Fr2 of two rearward fans at a point Rr. The resultant thrust vector Ftf of the forward fans and that Ftr of the rearward fans, intersect at a point Rt on the OZ axis Lv of the aircraft, the total resultant thrust vector Fvt lying along axis Lv and thus passing through the centre of gravity CG. Alternatively, all four fan thrust vectors and axes may pass through a common point on axis Lv. The fans are disposed symmetrically with respect to the OX and OY axes Ll and Lt. There may be a single forward fan.
GB4623261A 1961-01-16 1961-12-27 Improved flying vehicle Expired GB935884A (en)

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Cited By (25)

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US4171784A (en) * 1971-03-08 1979-10-23 Karl Eickmann Combination road and air vehicle having a lowerable chassis
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US7246769B2 (en) 2001-06-04 2007-07-24 Urban Aeronautics, Ltd. Vehicles particularly useful as VTOL vehicles
US7275712B2 (en) 2002-05-28 2007-10-02 Urban Aeronautics, Ltd. Ducted fan vehicles particularly useful as VTOL aircraft
DE102008018901A1 (en) * 2008-04-14 2009-12-31 Gerhard, Gregor, Dr. Remote controlled aircraft e.g. helicopter, has outlet area including middle axis, which is inclined on main plane of support construction against plumb line for stabilizing of flight characteristics of aircraft
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US7717368B2 (en) 2005-06-07 2010-05-18 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Apparatus for generating horizontal forces in aerial vehicles and related method
US7806362B2 (en) 2005-01-10 2010-10-05 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Ducted fan VTOL vehicles
US7857253B2 (en) 2003-10-27 2010-12-28 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Ducted fan VTOL vehicles
US7918416B2 (en) 2001-05-29 2011-04-05 Urban Aeronautics, Ltd. Ducted fan vehicles particularly useful as VTOL aircraft
US7946528B2 (en) 2005-04-15 2011-05-24 Urban Aeronautics, Ltd. Flight control system especially suited for VTOL vehicles
US8020804B2 (en) 2006-03-01 2011-09-20 Urban Aeronautics, Ltd. Ground effect vanes arrangement
US8342441B2 (en) 2008-09-02 2013-01-01 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. VTOL vehicle with coaxially tilted or tiltable rotors
DE102011117605A1 (en) * 2011-11-04 2013-05-08 UNITED pds GmbH Aircraft, has rotary propellers laterally arranged next to each other, designed as ducted propellers, tubularly sealed for guiding airflow, and parallelly supported in circle located around luggage rack
US8496200B2 (en) 2007-05-02 2013-07-30 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Control flows and forces in VTOL vehicles
US8833692B2 (en) 2006-11-27 2014-09-16 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Wall effects on VTOL vehicles
US8876038B2 (en) 2010-10-05 2014-11-04 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Ducted fan for VTOL vehicles with system and method to reduce roll moments
JP2015171881A (en) * 2014-02-24 2015-10-01 浩 加納 Aerial floating vehicle
CN105730171A (en) * 2016-03-24 2016-07-06 南京航空航天大学 Four-rotor-wing aerocar with vertical take-off and landing function
JP2017518217A (en) * 2014-06-03 2017-07-06 サイファイ ワークス、インコーポレイテッド Fixed rotor thrust vectoring
WO2017145622A1 (en) * 2016-02-26 2017-08-31 株式会社Ihi Vertical take-off and landing aircraft
WO2018070867A1 (en) * 2016-10-12 2018-04-19 Technische Universiteit Delft Aerial vehicle with angularly displaced propulsion units
EP3730404A1 (en) * 2019-04-23 2020-10-28 LEONARDO S.p.A. Vertical take-off and landing aircraft and related control method
WO2024042894A1 (en) * 2022-08-24 2024-02-29 株式会社Flight PILOT Flying mobile body
US11919631B2 (en) 2021-02-08 2024-03-05 Archer Aviation, Inc. Vertical take-off and landing aircraft with aft rotor tilting

Cited By (33)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4171784A (en) * 1971-03-08 1979-10-23 Karl Eickmann Combination road and air vehicle having a lowerable chassis
US7918416B2 (en) 2001-05-29 2011-04-05 Urban Aeronautics, Ltd. Ducted fan vehicles particularly useful as VTOL aircraft
US7789342B2 (en) 2001-06-04 2010-09-07 Urban Aeronautics, Ltd. Vehicles particularly useful as VTOL vehicles
US7246769B2 (en) 2001-06-04 2007-07-24 Urban Aeronautics, Ltd. Vehicles particularly useful as VTOL vehicles
US7275712B2 (en) 2002-05-28 2007-10-02 Urban Aeronautics, Ltd. Ducted fan vehicles particularly useful as VTOL aircraft
WO2004012993A1 (en) * 2002-08-05 2004-02-12 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Vtol vehicles
US7857253B2 (en) 2003-10-27 2010-12-28 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Ducted fan VTOL vehicles
US8622335B2 (en) 2003-10-27 2014-01-07 Urban Aeronautics, Ltd. Ducted fan VTOL vehicles
US7806362B2 (en) 2005-01-10 2010-10-05 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Ducted fan VTOL vehicles
US7946528B2 (en) 2005-04-15 2011-05-24 Urban Aeronautics, Ltd. Flight control system especially suited for VTOL vehicles
US7717368B2 (en) 2005-06-07 2010-05-18 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Apparatus for generating horizontal forces in aerial vehicles and related method
US8020804B2 (en) 2006-03-01 2011-09-20 Urban Aeronautics, Ltd. Ground effect vanes arrangement
US8833692B2 (en) 2006-11-27 2014-09-16 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Wall effects on VTOL vehicles
US8496200B2 (en) 2007-05-02 2013-07-30 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Control flows and forces in VTOL vehicles
DE102008018901A1 (en) * 2008-04-14 2009-12-31 Gerhard, Gregor, Dr. Remote controlled aircraft e.g. helicopter, has outlet area including middle axis, which is inclined on main plane of support construction against plumb line for stabilizing of flight characteristics of aircraft
WO2010015866A3 (en) * 2008-08-08 2011-03-31 The University Of Manchester Rotary wing vehicle
WO2010015866A2 (en) * 2008-08-08 2010-02-11 The University Of Manchester Rotary wing vehicle
US8342441B2 (en) 2008-09-02 2013-01-01 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. VTOL vehicle with coaxially tilted or tiltable rotors
US8876038B2 (en) 2010-10-05 2014-11-04 Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Ducted fan for VTOL vehicles with system and method to reduce roll moments
DE102011117605A1 (en) * 2011-11-04 2013-05-08 UNITED pds GmbH Aircraft, has rotary propellers laterally arranged next to each other, designed as ducted propellers, tubularly sealed for guiding airflow, and parallelly supported in circle located around luggage rack
JP2015171881A (en) * 2014-02-24 2015-10-01 浩 加納 Aerial floating vehicle
JP2017518217A (en) * 2014-06-03 2017-07-06 サイファイ ワークス、インコーポレイテッド Fixed rotor thrust vectoring
WO2017145622A1 (en) * 2016-02-26 2017-08-31 株式会社Ihi Vertical take-off and landing aircraft
JPWO2017145622A1 (en) * 2016-02-26 2018-05-17 株式会社Ihi Vertical take-off and landing aircraft
CN105730171A (en) * 2016-03-24 2016-07-06 南京航空航天大学 Four-rotor-wing aerocar with vertical take-off and landing function
WO2018070867A1 (en) * 2016-10-12 2018-04-19 Technische Universiteit Delft Aerial vehicle with angularly displaced propulsion units
NL2017611B1 (en) * 2016-10-12 2018-04-20 Univ Delft Tech Aerial vehicle with angularly displaced propulsion units
EP3730404A1 (en) * 2019-04-23 2020-10-28 LEONARDO S.p.A. Vertical take-off and landing aircraft and related control method
CN114026023A (en) * 2019-04-23 2022-02-08 列奥纳多股份公司 Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and related control method
CN114026023B (en) * 2019-04-23 2024-05-14 列奥纳多股份公司 Vertical take-off and landing aircraft and related control method
US11919631B2 (en) 2021-02-08 2024-03-05 Archer Aviation, Inc. Vertical take-off and landing aircraft with aft rotor tilting
WO2024042894A1 (en) * 2022-08-24 2024-02-29 株式会社Flight PILOT Flying mobile body
JP2024030439A (en) * 2022-08-24 2024-03-07 株式会社Flight PILOT Flying movable body

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