Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stowable wing aircraft with dual, fuselage-mounted engines
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Application No.: US15975738Application Date: 2018-05-09
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Publication No.: US11230388B2Publication Date: 2022-01-25
- Inventor: Colton Gilliland , David Bockmiller
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agency: Timmer Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: B64D35/08
- IPC: B64D35/08 ; B64C27/28

Abstract:
An embodiment of the present invention provides an aircraft that includes a fuselage and a rotatable wing disposed above the fuselage. At least one cross-wing driveshaft is disposed within the wing and is driven in rotation by a drive system connected to first and second engines that are located at respective sides of the fuselage beneath the wing. The drive system is so configured that one or both of the first engine and the second engine can drive the at least one cross-wing driveshaft in the event of failure of an engine.
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