公开(公告)号：US20180044012A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15483541

申请日：2017-04-10

Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Inventor： Kirk L. Groninga ,  Daniel B. Robertson ,  Matthew E. Louis

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  F04D25/04 ,  B64C3/38 ,  B64C15/12 ,  B64D27/24 ,  F04D25/06 ,  F04D29/28 ,  B64C9/00

Abstract: An aspect provides an aircraft including a fuselage and a cross-flow fan system attached to the fuselage. The cross-flow fan system including a cross-flow fan assembly associated with a rotatable wing member having an exterior aerodynamic surface. In one aspect, there is provided an aircraft with a fuselage having a forward portion and an aft portion; a first cross-flow fan system rotatably attached to the left side of the forward portion of the fuselage; a second cross-flow fan system rotatably attached to the right side of the forward portion of the fuselage; a third cross-flow fan system rotatably attached to the left side of the aft portion of the fuselage; and a fourth cross-flow fan system rotatably attached to the right side of the aft portion of the fuselage.