In an embodiment, a ducted fan assembly includes a housing that further includes a rotor. The ducted fan assembly also includes a rim that extends around at least a portion of a perimeter of the ducted fan assembly, where the rim defines an opening surrounding at least a portion of the housing. The ducted fan assembly also includes a skin that is attached to the rim and extends around the at least a portion of a perimeter of the ducted fan assembly to form a leading edge of the ducted fan assembly. The ducted fan assembly also includes a blade positioned on the rim underneath the skin.
Ducted fan assembly with blade in leading edge
2022-10-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
DUCTED FAN ASSEMBLY WITH MATERIAL-FILLED CAVITY IN LEADING EDGE
European Patent Office | 2022
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