A supersonic aircraft comprising longitudinal passenger rows has at its front end a 1st impeller module comprising right and left electrically powered fan sets each comprising two diagonal fans in series, with the respective fan sets spinning in opposite rotational directions around parallel axes. The exhausts from the two fan sets merge to pass conjoined longitudinally along the aircraft to enter a 2nd impeller module comprising electrically powered centrifugal fans rotating in opposite rotational directions around a shared axis. The twin exhausts from the centrifugal fans are collected in specialized volutes that eject the exhausts rearwardly for thrust. All the fans' rotational rates are therefore infinitely variable with thrust always maximized via independent rate modulation of all the fans, few constraints being imposed by airspeed or by prevailing air density. The impeller modules' fans are driven via electrical coils spinning between pairs of stators embedded with Halbach-arrayed or non-Halbach-arrayed magnets.


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    Title :

    Electrically Powered VTOL Supersonic Aircraft


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    Publication date :

    2022-11-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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