GB993731A - Improvements in and relating to vertical and short take-off and landing aircraft - Google Patents
Improvements in and relating to vertical and short take-off and landing aircraftInfo
- Publication number
- GB993731A GB993731A GB231862A GB231862A GB993731A GB 993731 A GB993731 A GB 993731A GB 231862 A GB231862 A GB 231862A GB 231862 A GB231862 A GB 231862A GB 993731 A GB993731 A GB 993731A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- engines
- fairings
- lift
- aircraft
- air
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
Classifications
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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
- B64C29/0041—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
- B64C29/0075—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 the motors being tiltable relative to the fuselage
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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
- 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
Abstract
993,731. VTOL and STOL aircraft. ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO. Ltd. Jan. 18, 1963 [Jan. 22, 1962; Feb. 28, 1962], Nos. 2318/62 and 7908/62. Heading B7G. An aircraft is provided with lifting gas turbine jet engines 20 (Fig. 2) arranged in fairings on the sides of the fuselage, the engines being disposed horizontally when not in use. The fairings may also accommodate the retracted undercarriage 14. The engines are pivotable about axes inclined in the transverse plane to the horizontal, so that their thrust has an inward component (see Fig. 4, not shown). When in their inclined position (Fig. 5), their intakes project from the fairings to receive ram air. The engines are adjustable to provide rearward or forward components of thrust and have doors 29, 30 hinged to them to seal against surfaces 31. Pitch and roll control are provided by elevons 23 and by nozzles 19 in the wing tips and in the nose and tail, supplied with air bled either from the main jet propulsion engine 9 or through tappings 24 on the lift engines. In another embodiment (Figs. 8-10, not shown), an aircraft suitable only for short takeoff and landing has lift engines only ahead of the centre of gravity, and has trailing edge blown flaps, preferably supplied with air from the lift engines, so that a lift engine failure would result in a reduction in the nose down pitching movement due to the flaps. The aft part of the fairings could be used for fuel or stores.
Priority Applications (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB231862A GB993731A (en) | 1962-01-22 | 1962-01-22 | Improvements in and relating to vertical and short take-off and landing aircraft |
| DEE24212A DE1237440B (en) | 1962-01-22 | 1963-01-21 | Airplane with axially flown through lift engines |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB231862A GB993731A (en) | 1962-01-22 | 1962-01-22 | Improvements in and relating to vertical and short take-off and landing aircraft |
| GB790862 | 1962-02-28 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB993731A true GB993731A (en) | 1965-06-02 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB231862A Expired GB993731A (en) | 1962-01-22 | 1962-01-22 | Improvements in and relating to vertical and short take-off and landing aircraft |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| DE (1) | DE1237440B (en) |
| GB (1) | GB993731A (en) |
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3330502A (en) * | 1964-10-10 | 1967-07-11 | Rolls Royce | Aircraft |
| US3385066A (en) * | 1965-08-06 | 1968-05-28 | Rolls Royce | V. t. o. l. aircraft rotatable power plant |
| FR3018768A1 (en) * | 2014-03-19 | 2015-09-25 | Andre Chaneac | VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND VERTICAL AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PROPULSIVE ASSEMBLY AND A PROPULSIVE MEDIUM |
Family Cites Families (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE1077919B (en) * | 1958-02-14 | 1960-03-17 | Johann Endres Dr Ing | Multi-circuit turbocharger jet engine for aircraft propulsion with separate arrangement of the circles |
| DE1091872B (en) * | 1959-01-16 | 1960-10-27 | Messerschmitt Ag | Airplane with several jet engines of various lengths combined into a swiveling group |
| DE1089273B (en) * | 1959-02-03 | 1960-09-15 | Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm | Airplane with horizontal stabilizer in the fore and jet engines arranged to the side of the fuselage |
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1962
- 1962-01-22 GB GB231862A patent/GB993731A/en not_active Expired
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1963
- 1963-01-21 DE DEE24212A patent/DE1237440B/en active Granted
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3330502A (en) * | 1964-10-10 | 1967-07-11 | Rolls Royce | Aircraft |
| US3385066A (en) * | 1965-08-06 | 1968-05-28 | Rolls Royce | V. t. o. l. aircraft rotatable power plant |
| FR3018768A1 (en) * | 2014-03-19 | 2015-09-25 | Andre Chaneac | VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND VERTICAL AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PROPULSIVE ASSEMBLY AND A PROPULSIVE MEDIUM |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DE1237440B (en) | 1967-03-23 |
| DE1237440C2 (en) | 1967-10-05 |
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