An aircraft (100) equipped with a distributed fan (162B) propulsion system and methods of operating such aircraft (100) are provided. In one aspect, an aircraft (100) includes a wing having a top surface (133) and a bottom surface (135). The aircraft (100) also has a distributed propulsion system (150) that includes a suction fan (162B) array having one or more fans (162A) mounted to the wing and a pressure fan array (170) having one or more fans (162A) mounted to the wing. The fans (162A) of the suction fan (162B) array are each positioned (50) primarily above the top surface (133) of the wing and the fans (162A) of the pressure fan array (170) are each positioned (50) primarily below the bottom surface (135) of the wing. The fans (162A) of the suction fan (162B) array are controllable independent of the fans (162A) of the pressure fan array (170) so that the air pressure above and/or below the wing can be locally controlled, allowing for adjustment of lift on the wing.
AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH A DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM HAVING SUCTION AND PRESSURE FANS
MIT EINEM VERTEILTEN ANTRIEBSSYSTEM MIT SAUG- UND DRUCKGEBLÄSE AUSGESTATTETES LUFTFAHRZEUG
AÉRONEF ÉQUIPÉ D'UN SYSTÈME DE PROPULSION RÉPARTI DOTÉ DE VENTILATEURS DE PRESSION ET D'ASPIRATION
2023-11-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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