A propulsion assembly for an aircraft includes a housing having a gimbal coupled thereto that is operable to tilt about first and second axes. A propulsion system is coupled to and operable to tilt with the gimbal. The propulsion system includes an electric motor having an output drive and a rotor assembly having a plurality of rotor blades. The rotor assembly is rotatable with the output drive of the electric motor in a rotational plane to generate thrust having a thrust vector with a direction. The first axis of the gimbal is orthogonal to the second axis of the gimbal. Actuation of the gimbal tilts the propulsion system relative to the housing to change the rotational plane of the rotor assembly relative to the housing, thereby controlling the direction of the thrust vector within a thrust vector cone.
Two-axis gimbal mounted propulsion systems for aircraft
2020-08-11
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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