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Aircraft, and the production thereof

US11993367B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG · DE

Inventors

Patrick Scholl · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
Jens-Ole Thoebel · Emmen, DE
Christian Wenzel · Untergruppenbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 5, 2021
Grant date	May 28, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 20, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/60
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft includes wings having integrated ducted fans. The integrated ducted fans each have a duct with a stiffness ring. Each stiffness ring is made up of stiffness boxes and circular-arc-shaped ring segments. The stiffness boxes can include first stiffness boxes and second stiffness boxes, and the first stiffness boxes and second stiffness boxes differ in terms of height.

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