Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft having a diffusion assembly for lift fan(s)
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Application No.: US16042403Application Date: 2018-07-23
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Publication No.: US11124307B2Publication Date: 2021-09-21
- Inventor: Kurt David Murrow , Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow , Darek Tomasz Zatorski , Dominic Barone
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: B64D27/24
- IPC: B64D27/24 ; B64C29/00 ; B64C3/38 ; B64D29/04 ; B64C3/10 ; B64D27/08 ; B64C3/32 ; B64D35/02 ; B64D33/04 ; B64D31/06 ; B64D27/02 ; B64D27/26 ; H02K7/18

Abstract:
An aircraft includes a fuselage; a propulsion system including a power source and a plurality of vertical thrust electric fans driven by the power source; and a wing extending from the fuselage. The plurality of vertical thrust electric fans are arranged along the wing, the wing including one or more components being moveable to selectively expose the plurality of vertical thrust electric fans, the wing further including a diffusion assembly positioned downstream of at least one vertical thrust electric fan of the plurality of vertical thrust electric fans, the diffusion assembly defining a diffusion area ratio greater than 1:1 and less than about 2:1.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190047718A1 Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft Having a Diffusion Assembly for Lift Fan(s) Public/Granted day:2019-02-14
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