The VTOL aircraft of the present invention has fixed-wings which can be monoplane, biplane or tri-plane and tiltable rotors on outriggers which extend from the fuselage and/or wings. The rotors on the outriggers can be driven by engines located in the fuselage or wings via a transmission system such as a shaft, pulley, or pressurized air using pumps. If rotors are driven by jets at the tips, fuel is fed through pipes inside of the outriggers. The rotors and engines can be located at the ends of the outriggers or the rotors may be separate from the engines and tilting only the rotors reduces structural requirements and weight of the aircraft. The rotors can be tilted over ninety degrees from the vertical position forwards and backwards, sideways if needed for lateral movement. The outriggers can be configured in various ways depending upon how many rotors are used and where the engines are located. Placing rotors on outriggers in the spaces least obstructed by the wings and fuselage reduces drag which increases efficiency and also offers a flexible platform for various hybrid designs.


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    Titel :

    FIXED-WING VTOL AIRCRAFT WITH ROTORS ON OUTRIGGERS


    Beteiligte:
    YUEN MELVILLE (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    24.08.2017


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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