Vertical take off and landing vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US12071226B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-27

    申请号:US17436140

    申请日:2020-03-04

    申请人: PAL-V IP B.V.

    IPC分类号: B64C27/82 B64C27/06

    摘要: A flying passenger rotor lifted vehicle that is capable of taking off and landing vertically, that is relatively light-weight, has responsive control, and increased safety against failure of propulsion/thrust systems. The flying vehicle can include a body having a tail section, a central thrust unit arranged along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, at a distance from the rotation axis of the main rotor, a mounting support on either side of the body, and a side thrust unit mounted to each mounting support. The central thrust unit includes a fan which provides air flow with a flow component perpendicular to a virtual vertical midplane of the vehicle. Each of the side thrust units includes a fan which provides air flow with a flow component parallel to the virtual vertical midplane. At least one of the thrust units has controllable air deflection to deflect the corresponding output air flow in a controllable manner.

    ANTI-TORQUE ROTOR FOR A HELICOPTER
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240270380A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18646214

    申请日:2024-04-25

    申请人: LEONARDO S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: B64C27/82 B64C27/59 B64C27/72

    CPC分类号: B64C27/82 B64C27/72 B64C27/59

    摘要: An anti-torque rotor includes a mast rotatable about a first axis; a plurality of blades; an element slidable along the first axis, rotating integrally with the mast and operatively connected to the blades. The rotor also has a slidable control rod; a first bearing with a rotatable first ring, a second ring radially internal to the first ring and a plurality of first rolling bodies; a third ring slidable along the first axis and angularly fixed with respect to the first axis; and a locking element arranged in a first configuration, in which it prevents the relative rotation of the second and third rings and is movable from the first configuration to at least one emergency configuration, in which it renders the second ring free to rotate with respect to the third ring, when the first bearing is in a failure condition.

    ROTORCRAFT WITH A BLADE TIP ILLUMINATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240239512A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18222558

    申请日:2023-07-17

    摘要: A rotorcraft with a fuselage and a tail boom, comprising: a horizontal stabilizer mounted to the tail boom; rotor blades with rotor blade tips which form a virtual blade tip circle upon rotation around a rotor head; luminescent components provided on the rotor blade tips; and a blade tip illumination device comprising at least one light source integrated into the horizontal stabilizer and configured to emit a light beam toward the virtual blade tip circle for excitation of the luminescent components; wherein the luminescent components emit light in response to excitation via the emitted light beam, and wherein the emitted light forms during rotation of the rotor blade tips around the rotor head on the virtual blade tip circle a luminous ring.

    A ROTORCRAFT WITH A TAIL BOOM AND AN INTEGRAL STABILIZER ARRANGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240174354A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-30

    申请号:US18222547

    申请日:2023-07-17

    IPC分类号: B64C27/82

    摘要: A rotorcraft with at least one main rotor and a fuselage, comprising: a tail boom connected to the fuselage, the tail boom extending in a longitudinal direction from the fuselage toward a duct-type portion; a shroud provided at the duct-type portion and forming a transverse duct comprising an air inlet region and an air outlet region; the transverse duct having a longitudinal extension; at least one ducted tail rotor rotatably arranged in the transverse duct; and an integral stabilizer arrangement mounted to the shroud, the integral stabilizer arrangement being embodied in box configuration and arranged laterally on a side of the shroud on which the air inlet region of the transverse duct is arranged.

    ROTORCRAFT WITH A TAIL BOOM HAVING A DUCT-TYPE PORTION

    公开(公告)号:US20240140602A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18367847

    申请日:2023-09-13

    IPC分类号: B64C27/82

    CPC分类号: B64C27/82 B64C2027/8254

    摘要: A rotorcraft with at least one main rotor and a fuselage, comprising: a tail boom connected to the fuselage, the tail boom extending in a longitudinal direction from the fuselage toward a duct-type portion; a shroud provided at the duct-type portion and forming a transverse duct comprising a circumferential direction and a longitudinal extension oriented at least essentially perpendicular to the circumferential direction and the longitudinal direction of the tail boom; and at least one ducted tail rotor rotatably arranged in the transverse duct; wherein the shroud comprises a first section connected to the tail boom and a second section spaced apart from the tail boom and diametrically opposed to the first section, the first section comprising an airfoil-like aerodynamic profile.