Abstract:
A method and kit for retrofitting an inertia reel door onto the seat back of a preconstructed ejection seat is disclosed. The method includes removing existing rivets from the seat back exposing rivet holes. Alignment holes are then drilled into the seat back. An aperture is cut into the seat back along flanges of an upper support bracket and a drogue chute bracket. A doubler is aligned with the rivet holes and alignment holes in the seat back and then attached to the seat back. A track is attached to a wall of the aperture and an inertia reel is mounted to the track. An inertia reel door is attached to the doubler.
Abstract:
A vehicle includes a fuselage, a wing, a pylon that is coupled to the wing, and a tractor tiltrotor. The tractor tiltrotor is coupled to the pylon and is located forward of the wing; the tractor tiltrotor tilts upwards during a hover mode. There is also a pusher tiltrotor where the pusher tiltrotor is coupled to the pylon and is located aft of the wing; the pusher tiltrotor tilts downwards during the hover mode. The tractor tiltrotor and the pusher tiltrotor rotate about a longitudinal and coaxial axis of rotation in a cruise mode.
Abstract:
A rotor (8, 8', 106''', 106'''', 106''''', 106'''''') for an aircraft (1, 100) is described, comprising an input shaft (10, 108) rotatable around a first axis (C, I); an output member (15, 112) rotatable around a second axis (D, J); a coupling element (20, 20', 20'', 20''') functionally interposed between the input shaft (10, 108) and the output member (15, 112) and adapted to transmit the motion from the input shaft (10, 108) to the output member (15, 112); the coupling element (20, 20', 20'', 20''') is configured to allow, in use, a fixed or variable inclination between the respective first and second axes (C, I, D, J); the coupling element (20, 20', 20'', 20''') comprises at least a first corrugated element (21, 22, 25, 120''', 121''', 120'''', 121'''', 122'''') made of an elastically deformable material; the first corrugated element (21, 22, 25; 120''', 121'''; 120'''', 121'''', 122'''') allows the inclination through elastic deformation.
Abstract:
A high-speed vertical take-off and landing aircraft has a lifting structure, a first rotor with a first and second blade, a second rotor with a first and second blade, an auxiliary propulsion unit for providing forward thrust, and a control system for controlling the pitch of each of the rotor blades. The aircraft has a first, rotor-only, flight mode for hovering and low speed maneuvering. It also has a second flight mode where the rotors are held in at fixed azimuth angles and forward thrust is provided by the auxiliary propulsion unit. Three axis control is provided during the second flight mode by adjusting the attack angles of the fixed rotor blades. Between these two flight modes, there is an intermediate flight mode covering a fully controlled transition between the first two flight modes.
Abstract:
A short takeoff and landing (STOL) vehicle which comprises a tail having a surface and a fuselage having a surface, where the tail and the fuselage have a continuity of surfaces where the surface of the tail is directly coupled to the surface of the fuselage. The vehicle further includes a forward-swept wing having a trailing edge and a rotor that is attached to the trailing edge of the forward-swept wing via a pylon, where the rotor has a maximum downward angle from horizontal that is less than or equal to 60° and the STOL vehicle takes off and lands using at least some lift from the forward-swept wing and at least some lift from the rotor.
Abstract:
An electrically powered vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (EVTOL) includes a payload module, a plurality of electrical power sources, a wing, and a plurality of electric thrust generators. The wing is pivotally attached to the payload module and is configured to pivot about a pivot axis, relative to the payload module, to transition between vertical flight and horizontal flight. The electric thrust generators are operatively attached to the wing, where each one is operatively connected to a different electrical power source. The electric thrust generators operate to provide thrust to the aircraft in response to receiving electric power from the electrical power sources. The electric thrust generators pivot, with the wing, about the pivot axis, relative to the payload.
Abstract:
A multirotor aircraft that comprises a body, at least three motors and at least one wing that is connected to the body. The wing is designed to be folded and unfolded during flight of the multirotor aircraft and designed to change during the flight a low-drag creation position to a lift creation position, and vice versa. At least one motor has a greater motor power than another motor and the distance from the strong motor to the center of gravity of the multirotor aircraft is shorter than the distance from the another motor to the center of gravity. The wing is positioned in the geometric area between the motors.