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WO2003066429A3 - Improved vertical take-off and landing vehicles - Google Patents

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WO2003066429A3
WO2003066429A3 PCT/US2003/003730 US0303730W WO03066429A3 WO 2003066429 A3 WO2003066429 A3 WO 2003066429A3 US 0303730 W US0303730 W US 0303730W WO 03066429 A3 WO03066429 A3 WO 03066429A3
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vertical take
improved vertical
nacelles
landing vehicles
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Paul S Moller
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Moller International Inc
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Priority to EP03709001A priority Critical patent/EP1478570A4/en
Priority to AU2003212957A priority patent/AU2003212957A1/en
Publication of WO2003066429A2 publication Critical patent/WO2003066429A2/en
Publication of WO2003066429A3 publication Critical patent/WO2003066429A3/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C37/00—Convertible aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C11/00—Propellers, e.g. of ducted type; Features common to propellers and rotors for rotorcraft
    • B64C11/001—Shrouded propellers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C11/00—Propellers, e.g. of ducted type; Features common to propellers and rotors for rotorcraft
    • B64C11/46—Arrangements of, or constructional features peculiar to, multiple propellers
    • B64C11/48—Units of two or more coaxial propellers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C29/00—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft
    • B64C29/0008—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded
    • B64C29/0016—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by free or ducted propellers or by blowers
    • B64C29/0033—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by free or ducted propellers or by blowers the propellers being tiltable relative to the fuselage
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B64C3/38—Adjustment of complete wings or parts thereof
    • B64C3/56—Folding or collapsing to reduce overall dimensions of aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D27/00—Arrangement or mounting of power plants in aircraft; Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants
    • B64D27/02—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants
    • B64D27/04—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants of piston type
    • B64D27/06—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants of piston type within, or attached to, wings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D31/00—Power plant control systems; Arrangement of power plant control systems in aircraft
    • B64D31/02—Initiating means
    • B64D31/06—Initiating means actuated automatically
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/10—Drag reduction

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Abstract

A VTOL vehicle with tiltable nacelles (14 and 16), with counter rotating fans which are directly driven by two included rotary engines. In an alternate embodiment there are two additional nacelles with additional thrusters. A redundant computer flight control system maintains stability while the vehicle transitions from one flight mode to another.
PCT/US2003/003730 2002-02-08 2003-02-06 Improved vertical take-off and landing vehicles Ceased WO2003066429A2 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

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EP03709001A EP1478570A4 (en) 2002-02-08 2003-02-06 ENHANCED VERTICAL LANDING AND LANDING VEHICLES
AU2003212957A AU2003212957A1 (en) 2002-02-08 2003-02-06 Improved vertical take-off and landing vehicles

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US35527002P 2002-02-08 2002-02-08
US60/355,270 2002-02-08

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WO2003066429A3 true WO2003066429A3 (en) 2004-02-05

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US5115996A (en) * 1990-01-31 1992-05-26 Moller International, Inc. Vtol aircraft
US5419514A (en) * 1993-11-15 1995-05-30 Duncan; Terry A. VTOL aircraft control method
US5505407A (en) * 1993-09-09 1996-04-09 Fran Rich Chi Associates Air-land vehicle

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US4358074A (en) 1979-05-24 1982-11-09 The Boeing Company Propulsion system for V/STOL aircraft
US5839691A (en) 1996-05-22 1998-11-24 Lariviere; Jean Soulez Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

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US5115996A (en) * 1990-01-31 1992-05-26 Moller International, Inc. Vtol aircraft
US5505407A (en) * 1993-09-09 1996-04-09 Fran Rich Chi Associates Air-land vehicle
US5419514A (en) * 1993-11-15 1995-05-30 Duncan; Terry A. VTOL aircraft control method

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EP1478570A4 (en) 2008-04-09
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EP1478570A2 (en) 2004-11-24
AU2003212957A8 (en) 2003-09-02

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