Oblique Flying Wing Aircraft With Internal Ducting And Internal Propulsion

    公开(公告)号:US20240294256A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-05

    申请号:US18593719

    申请日:2024-03-01

    申请人: Joby Aero, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B64C39/10 B64C3/40 B64C30/00

    CPC分类号: B64C39/10 B64C3/40 B64C30/00

    摘要: An oblique flying wing aircraft with internal ducting and airflow. The aircraft may have propulsion units within the wing body. The propulsion units may be off-axis internal to the wing to utilize locations with larger internal space available. In some aspects, the multi-segment oblique flying wing aircraft may have three distinct segments including two outer wing segments and a central wing segment. The central segment may be thicker in the vertical direction and adapted to hold pilots and passengers. The outer wing segments may be substantially thinner and may taper as they progress outboard from the wing center. The multi-segment oblique flying wing aircraft be adapted for rotating into a high-speed flight configuration, or may be adapted for take-off and cruise at a constant angle.

    APPARATUS FOR INGESTING BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW FOR AN AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20240253773A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18375540

    申请日:2023-10-01

    申请人: JETZERO, INC.

    发明人: Mark Allan Page

    摘要: An apparatus for ingesting boundary layer flow on an aircraft, the apparatus includes a blended wing body, wherein the blended wing body is characterized by having no clear dividing line between wings and main body of the aircraft, wherein the blended wing body includes a nacelle located aft of a leading edge of the blended wing body, wherein the nacelle includes a propulsor configured to propel the aircraft, a primary duct, and a flow augmentation arrangement, wherein the flow augmentation arrangement is configured to accelerate a boundary layer flow in the airflow, wherein the flow augmentation arrangement further includes a secondary duct, wherein the secondary duct configured to ingest the boundary layer flow in the airflow from an inlet proximal to a forward portion of the nacelle to an outlet proximal to a rear portion of the nacelle and a tertiary duct between the primary duct and the secondary duct.

    Flying wing vertical take-off and landing aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US11905007B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17340811

    申请日:2021-06-07

    发明人: Geoffrey C. Bower

    摘要: A passenger vertical take-off and landing aircraft includes a flying wing comprising a passenger compartment, a first set of rotors positioned at least partially forward of a leading edge of the flying wing, and a second set of rotors positioned at least partially rearward of a trailing edge of the flying wing. The first set of rotors may include at least four rotors and the second set of rotors may comprise at least two rotors. The first set of rotors, the second set of rotors, both, or neither may be tiltable between lift configurations for providing lift for vertical take-off and landing of the aircraft and propulsion configurations for providing forward thrust to the aircraft.

    Apparatus for ingesting boundary layer flow for an aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US11827339B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-28

    申请号:US18102342

    申请日:2023-01-27

    申请人: JETZERO, INC.

    发明人: Mark Allan Page

    摘要: An apparatus for ingesting boundary layer flow on an aircraft, the apparatus includes a blended wing body, wherein the blended wing body is characterized by having no clear dividing line between wings and main body of the aircraft, wherein the blended wing body includes a nacelle located aft of a leading edge of the blended wing body, wherein the nacelle includes a propulsor configured to propel the aircraft, a primary duct, and a flow augmentation arrangement, wherein the flow augmentation arrangement is configured to accelerate a boundary layer flow in the airflow, wherein the flow augmentation arrangement further includes a secondary duct, wherein the secondary duct configured to ingest the boundary layer flow in the airflow from an inlet proximal to a forward portion of the nacelle to an outlet proximal to a rear portion of the nacelle and a tertiary duct between the primary duct and the secondary duct.