Patent · US Expired

Tail rotor arrangement with increased thrust for rotary wing aircraft and device for increasing the thrust of such an arrangement

US4585391A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 27, 1983
Grant dateApr 29, 1986
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S415/914
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tail rotor arrangement for rotary wing aircraft, comprising a tunnel of axis X--X transverse with respect to the aircraft and in which is disposed a multi-blade rotor coaxial with respect to the tunnel and generating a transverse air flow. The arrangement comprises a plurality of fixed blades disposed inside of the tunnel downstream of the rotor with respect to the air flow and arranged in at least substantially radial manner with respect to the tunnel in order to be able to recover, in the form of an axial thrust, the energy of rotation of the air flow at the outlet of the rotor. The tail rotor arrangement provides an increase in thrust of the rotors, particularly paired rotors.

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