An aircraft having a main body defining a passenger compartment therein, an upper shell portion above the main body and a lower shell portion below the main body, further includes a motor assembly operatively connected between the upper shell portion, the lower shell portion and the main body so as to be arranged to drive rotation of the upper and lower shell portions relative to the main body in opposing directions relative to one another. An engine assembly is supported on the main body in communication with a central thrust opening in the lower shell portion so as to be arranged to provide upward thrust to the main body.
Aircraft with Rotating Outer Shell
2016-12-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |