- Patent Title: Aircraft with a plurality of engines driving a common driveshaft
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Application No.: US15204547Application Date: 2016-07-07
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Publication No.: US09688397B2Publication Date: 2017-06-27
- Inventor: Frick A. Smith
- Applicant: Frick A. Smith
- Agency: Dykema Gossett P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: B64D35/04
- IPC: B64D35/04 ; B64D27/02 ; B64C27/22 ; B64C29/00 ; B64C1/14 ; B64C27/52 ; B64C39/02 ; B64D17/24 ; B64D17/34 ; B64D17/62 ; B64D17/80 ; B64D31/00 ; B64C27/26 ; B64C27/28 ; B64C27/82 ; B64D17/64

Abstract:
An aircraft may have a fuselage, a left wing extending from the fuselage, a right wing extending from the fuselage, a tail section extending from a rear portion of the fuselage, and a first engine and a second engine operably connected by a common driveshaft, wherein the first and second engines are configured for freewheeling such that if one of the first and second engines loses power the other of the first and second engines continues to power the aircraft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160311530A1 Aircraft With A Plurality Of Engines Driving A Common Driveshaft Public/Granted day:2016-10-27
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