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WO2003033344A3 - Vertical lift flying craft with suspended payload - Google Patents

Vertical lift flying craft with suspended payload Download PDF

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WO2003033344A3
WO2003033344A3 PCT/US2002/003007 US0203007W WO03033344A3 WO 2003033344 A3 WO2003033344 A3 WO 2003033344A3 US 0203007 W US0203007 W US 0203007W WO 03033344 A3 WO03033344 A3 WO 03033344A3
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lift
payload
flying craft
vertical lift
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Gilbert Baldwin
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Priority claimed from US09/976,348 external-priority patent/US6783096B2/en
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Priority to EP02706116A priority Critical patent/EP1441946A2/en
Priority to AU2002240223A priority patent/AU2002240223A1/en
Publication of WO2003033344A2 publication Critical patent/WO2003033344A2/en
Publication of WO2003033344A3 publication Critical patent/WO2003033344A3/en
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    • 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
    • B64C17/00—Aircraft stabilisation not otherwise provided for
    • B64C17/02—Aircraft stabilisation not otherwise provided for by gravity or inertia-actuated apparatus
    • B64C17/04—Aircraft stabilisation not otherwise provided for by gravity or inertia-actuated apparatus by pendular bodies
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C27/00—Rotorcraft; Rotors peculiar thereto
    • B64C27/22—Compound rotorcraft, i.e. aircraft using in flight the features of both aeroplane and rotorcraft
    • B64C27/28—Compound rotorcraft, i.e. aircraft using in flight the features of both aeroplane and rotorcraft with forward-propulsion propellers pivotable to act as lifting rotors
    • 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
    • B64C31/00—Aircraft intended to be sustained without power plant; Powered hang-glider-type aircraft; Microlight-type aircraft
    • B64C31/028—Hang-glider-type aircraft; Microlight-type aircraft
    • B64C31/036—Hang-glider-type aircraft; Microlight-type aircraft having parachute-type wing

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  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
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Abstract

A disclosed vertical lift flying craft (10) includes a lift unit (20) that, during operation, develops a force including an upward component. A payload unit (50) suspends from the lift unit (20). The payload unit (50) suspends from the lift unit (20) in such a way as to impart lateral stability while remaining capable of horizontal flight, without incurring the adverse effects of a downward pitching moment. In addition to a lift unit (20) and a payload unit (50), the vertical lift flying craft includes a pair of bearings (26, 65) and a suspension structure (60), which cooperate to suspend the payload unit (50) from the lift unit (20). Other systems and methods are also disclosed.
PCT/US2002/003007 2001-10-12 2002-01-31 Vertical lift flying craft with suspended payload Ceased WO2003033344A2 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP02706116A EP1441946A2 (en) 2001-10-12 2002-01-31 Vertical lift flying craft
AU2002240223A AU2002240223A1 (en) 2001-10-12 2002-01-31 Vertical lift flying craft with suspended payload

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US09/976,348 US6783096B2 (en) 2001-01-31 2001-10-12 Vertical lift flying craft
US09/976,348 2001-10-12

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WO2003033344A2 WO2003033344A2 (en) 2003-04-24
WO2003033344A3 true WO2003033344A3 (en) 2003-11-06

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AU (1) AU2002240223A1 (en)
RU (1) RU2004114833A (en)
WO (1) WO2003033344A2 (en)

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US8328130B2 (en) 2008-12-08 2012-12-11 Honeywell International Inc. Vertical take off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle airframe structure
JP6213713B2 (en) 2013-05-16 2017-10-18 株式会社Ihi Vertical take-off and landing aircraft
US9550567B1 (en) 2014-10-27 2017-01-24 Amazon Technologies, Inc. In-flight reconfigurable hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle
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Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2448392A (en) * 1946-04-04 1948-08-31 John C Quady Convertible type aircraft
US3113747A (en) * 1959-12-23 1963-12-10 Stanley W Smith Tug aircraft combination
US3211429A (en) * 1963-07-17 1965-10-12 Frank H Steward Means and method of hoisting cargo
US4116405A (en) * 1977-03-28 1978-09-26 Grumman Aerospace Corporation Airplane
US5188313A (en) * 1992-01-03 1993-02-23 Piasecki Aircraft Corporation Glider aircraft tow control system

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2448392A (en) * 1946-04-04 1948-08-31 John C Quady Convertible type aircraft
US3113747A (en) * 1959-12-23 1963-12-10 Stanley W Smith Tug aircraft combination
US3211429A (en) * 1963-07-17 1965-10-12 Frank H Steward Means and method of hoisting cargo
US4116405A (en) * 1977-03-28 1978-09-26 Grumman Aerospace Corporation Airplane
US5188313A (en) * 1992-01-03 1993-02-23 Piasecki Aircraft Corporation Glider aircraft tow control system

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RU2004114833A (en) 2005-04-27
EP1441946A2 (en) 2004-08-04
WO2003033344A2 (en) 2003-04-24

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