A propulsion unit including: a gas generator including a compressor, a combustion chamber, a turbine, at least two compressed-air propulsion modules, each propulsion module including: a fan, a compressed-air turbine configured to drive the rotation of the fan, a manifold allowing the respective turbines of the compressed-air propulsion modules to be supplied with compressed air, wherein the manifold is configured to collect and mix: at least a portion of the flow that has passed through the combustion chamber of the gas generator, typically as it leaves the turbine, and at least one bypass flow, the bypass flow being a flow of air which is not passed through the combustion chamber of the gas generator.


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    Title :

    DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION WITH OFFSET PROPULSION MODULES



    Publication date :

    2024-07-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F02C Gasturbinenanlagen , GAS-TURBINE PLANTS / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / F04D Strömungsarbeitsmaschinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS



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