B - Operations – Transporting – 64 – C
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
64
C
B64C 29/02 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2312313
The invention concerns a vertical take-off and landing, aerodynamically self- sustained horizontal flight hybrid aircraft (1; 11) comprising a propulsion system providing at least a fixed blade propellor/rotor (2; 12) on the front part of the aircraft, connected to the main engine(s) of the aircraft, and at least one auxiliary engine (3; 13), placed in the rear part of the aircraft, said auxiliary engine being progressively tiltable and swingable between two limit positions, respectively a vertical and a horizontal position, the piloting cabin (4; 14) and the passenger area (5; 15) being realised as swingable modules, in such a way to continuously maintain the horizontal position of the pavement and of the ceiling parallel with respect to the ground during each flying phase, i.e. during the take-off, the transition phase and the horizontal flight, and vice versa, said aircraft taking-off with a vertical attitude (front portion upward) and progressively changing the attitude by the help of the rear auxiliary tiltable engines, reaching a completely horizontal attitude, and vice versa, and coming back in the vertical attitude during the landing.
L'invention concerne un avion hybride (1; 11) à décollage et atterrissage verticaux, à vol horizontal et à autosustentation aérodynamique. Cet avion comporte un système de propulsion comprenant au moins un organe rotor/hélice à pales fixes (2; 12) se trouvant à l'avant de l'avion, relié au moteur principal ou aux moteurs principaux de l'avion, et au moins un moteur auxiliaire (3; 13) placé dans la partie arrière de l'avion. Le moteur auxiliaire est progressivement basculable et pivotable entre deux positions limites, respectivement une position verticale et une position horizontale. La cabine de pilotage (4; 14) et la zone passagers (5; 15) sont réalisées comme des modules pivotables, de façon à toujours garder la position horizontale du plancher et du plafond, parallèle par rapport au sol, et ceci, durant chaque phase de vol, à savoir le décollage, la phase de transition et le vol horizontal, et vice versa. Cet avion décolle dans une attitude verticale (partie avant vers le haut) et change progressivement d'attitude, à l'aide des moteurs auxiliaires arrière basculables, de façon à atteindre une attitude entièrement horizontale, et vice versa, pour atterrir dans la même attitude verticale.
Capanna Franco
Dennison Associates
LandOfFree
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