公开(公告)号：US20200070996A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16120676

申请日：2018-09-04

Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Inventor： Levi C. Hefner ,  Frank B. Stamps ,  Alan C. Ewing ,  Jaret F. Burgess ,  Carey W. Cannon

IPC: B64D35/04 ,  B64C27/26 ,  B64C27/14 ,  B64C27/06 ,  B64C27/82 ,  B64C11/30

Abstract: A pusher rotorcraft is provided in one example embodiment and may include at least one engine in mechanical communication with a drop-down gearbox; a driveshaft in mechanical communication with the drop-down gearbox, a main rotor gearbox, and a tail system gearbox; a main rotor system in mechanical communication with the main rotor gearbox; an anti-torque system in mechanical communication with the tail system gearbox; and a pusher propeller system in mechanical communication with the tail system gearbox.