An aircraft 1 comprises a fuselage 3 and wings 10 and has a plurality of cylinders 2 which are used to create vertical lift using the Magnus effect. An airflow is provided in a direction that is orthogonal to the surface of the cylinders by means of fans with fan inlet ports 5. Electric motors rotate the cylinders to cause an airflow to be accelerated over the upper surface of the cylinders to create lift using the Magnus effect. A curtain of air 7 may be produced at the ends of the cylinders. A propeller 4 may supplement lift when operating to provide thrust in a vertical direction and may provide forward propulsion when delivering thrust in horizontal direction. The wings 10 are able to produce lift when the aircraft has forward speed.
A vehicle having verticle take-off (VTO)means
2018-09-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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