An exhaust system for reducing infrared emissions of a rotary wing aircraft includes an exhaust duct (106) having a fore end for connection with an aft turbine section of an engine of the rotary wing aircraft, the exhaust duct having an aft end having an exhaust opening (108) to expel engine exhaust proximate to a tail fairing (33) of the rotary wing aircraft; and a drive shaft (104) collocated with the exhaust duct, the drive shaft configured to provide rotational force to an aft propeller of the rotary wing aircraft.
Rotary wing aircraft having collocated exhaust duct and propeller shaft
Drehflügelflugzeug mit ineinander angeordnetem Abgaskanal und Propellerwelle
Avion à aile rotative ayant un conduit d'échappement colocalisé et arbre d'hélice
2020-01-01
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Rotary wing aircraft having collocated exhaust duct and propeller shaft
Europäisches Patentamt | 2016
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