In one embodiment, a rotorcraft (100) comprises a fuselage (110), a tail boom (202), a rotor system (120), and a centrifugal blower system (200). The centrifugal blower system (200) comprises a centrifugal blower (204) configured to generate thrust using an airflow, wherein the centrifugal blower (204) is located within the tail boom (202). The centrifugal blower system (200) also comprises a plurality of ducts configured to control the thrust generated by the centrifugal blower (204), wherein the plurality of ducts is located on a portion of the tail boom (202) surrounding the centrifugal blower (204), and wherein the plurality of ducts comprises one or more adjustable ducts configured to vary a size of an associated duct opening.
ROTORCRAFT ANTI-TORQUE AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL USING A CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER
DREHMOMENTAUSGLEICHS- UND RICHTUNGSSTEUERUNG FÜR DREHFLÜGLER UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES ZENTRIFUGALGEBLÄSES
COMMANDE DIRECTIONNELLE ANTICOUPLE DE GIRAVION À L'AIDE D'UNE SOUFFLANTE CENTRIFUGE
2019-06-19
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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