The present invention includes an anti-torque assembly (110) for a helicopter (100) comprising a plurality of fixed blade pitch motors (112a-g) mounted on one or more pivots on the tail boom (108) of the helicopter (100), wherein the plurality of fixed blade pitch motors on the one or more pivots are adapted to be oriented substantially in-plane with a tail boom (108) of a helicopter (100) during a first mode of operation that comprises a hover mode and wherein the fixed blade pitch motors (112a-g) are adapted to be oriented substantially off-plane from the tail boom (108) of the helicopter (100) during a second mode of helicopter operation that is different from the first mode.


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    Title :

    VARIABLE DIRECTIONAL THRUST FOR HELICOPTER TAIL ANTI-TORQUE SYSTEM


    Additional title:

    VARIABLER DIREKTIONALER SCHUB FÜR HUBSCHRAUBER-HECKDREHMOMENTAUSGLEICHSSYSTEM
    POUSSÉE DIRECTIONNELLE VARIABLE POUR SYSTÈME ANTICOUPLE DE QUEUE D'HÉLICOPTÈRE



    Publication date :

    2020-01-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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