In one embodiment, a rotorcraft comprises a fuselage, a tail boom, a rotor system, and a centrifugal blower system. The centrifugal blower system comprises a centrifugal blower configured to generate thrust using an airflow, wherein the centrifugal blower is located within the tail boom. The centrifugal blower system also comprises a plurality of ducts configured to control the thrust generated by the centrifugal blower, wherein the plurality of ducts is located on a portion of the tail boom surrounding the centrifugal blower, 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
2018-09-27
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
ROTORCRAFT ANTI-TORQUE AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL USING A CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER
Europäisches Patentamt | 2019
|Rotorcraft anti-torque and directional control using a centrifugal blower
Europäisches Patentamt | 2020
|