The present invention includes a rotorcraft drive system (200), method, and aircraft (100) comprising a fixed engine; a rotating spindle (210) that rotates a proprotor gearbox (214) and rotor pylon between a hover and forward flight position, wherein the rotating spindle (210) rotates about a rotation bearings on two inboard ribs of a wing member (105); and an interconnect drive shaft (216) connected to the fixed engine, wherein the interconnect drive shaft (216) passes through an aft cove of the wing member (105) and connects to the engine via a forward-aft drive shaft (236), wherein the forward-aft drive shaft (236) is connected to the proprotor gearbox (214) to provide power to a proprotor.
TILTROTOR OUTBOARD FIXED ENGINE CONFIGURATION WITH OFFSET ROTATION SPINDLE AND INTERCONNECT DRIVE SHAFT
KIPPROTOR-AUSSENBORDMOTOR MIT VERSETZTER DREHSPINDEL UND ZWISCHENGESCHALTETER ANTRIEBSWELLE
CONFIGURATION DE MOTEUR FIXE HORS-BORD À ROTOR BASCULANT COMPORTANT UNE BROCHE DE ROTATION DÉCALÉE ET UN ARBRE D'ENTRAÎNEMENT D'INTERCONNEXION
2020-06-03
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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