The invention refers to an asymmetric aircraft configuration having a first (3', 3") and a second wing (4), the first wing (3', 3") having a span larger than the second wing (4); a first engine (1) mounted on the first wing (3', 3"), and a second engine (2) mounted on the rear end of the aircraft with its centerline (12) aligned with the aircraft longitudinal axis, the rear end of the aircraft having a T tail (14), and the second engine (1) designed to ingest and consume air forming a boundary layer during the flight; and a main landing gear assembly comprising a first landing gear (8) attached to the first wing (3', 3"), and a second landing gear (9) attached to an area of the fuselage close to the second wing (4).
AN ASYMMETRIC AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION
ASYMMETRISCHE FLUGZEUGKONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION ASYMÉTRIQUE D'AÉRONEF
07.06.2023
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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