Patent · US Expired

Rotary wing aircraft

US5149014A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
6References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 27, 1990
Grant dateSep 22, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 27, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64C27/18
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rotary wing aircraft with rotor blades mounted on a rotor head and with reaction drive. The rotor blades have hollow interiors and are provided on their trailing edge with at least one outlet opening for compressed air supplied via the rotor head. Such rotor head may include an air suction region in which there is mounted a suction device having a pressure side connected to the hollow interiors of the rotor blades.

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