Airplane with pitch and yaw command by propulsion system
US8820676B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/40
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Swiveling engines attached to the fuselage by struts, for example to the rear part of the fuselage are used to control the pitch and yaw movements of an aircraft.The swivel axes of the engines are oriented to form a V so that swiveling one engine creates a variation of the vertical and lateral components of the engine thrust. Controlled swiveling of the two swiveling engines makes it possible to generate a component of the resultant thrust in a vertical plane that can be controlled in direction and intensity to generate pitch and yaw torques.The swiveling engines also include pods provided with jet deflection flaps for the engine considered, and the struts are profiled and provided with a trailing edge control surface using ruddervator architecture.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.