Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vertical take-off and landing aircraft
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Application No.: US15327237Application Date: 2015-07-16
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Publication No.: US10710713B2Publication Date: 2020-07-14
- Inventor: Mohamed Reza Mia
- Applicant: PEGASUS UNIVERSAL AEROSPACE (PTY) LTD.
- Applicant Address: ZA Johannesburg
- Assignee: PEGASUS UNIVERSAL AEROSPACE (PTY) LTD.
- Current Assignee: PEGASUS UNIVERSAL AEROSPACE (PTY) LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: ZA Johannesburg
- Agency: McCarter & English, LLP
- Agent David R. Burns
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@554ec262
- International Application: PCT/IB2015/055376 WO 20150716
- International Announcement: WO2016/009376 WO 20160121
- Main IPC: B64C29/00
- IPC: B64C29/00 ; B64D27/20 ; B64C39/08 ; B64D35/04 ; B64D35/08

Abstract:
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is provided comprising a fuselage (12) defining a forward end and an aft end, the fuselage accommodating at least one engine (56), a left wing (18) and a right wing (20) extending from either side of the fuselage, a lift fan drive system (22) accommodated within each wing, a forward thrust fan drive system (24) fitted proximate the aft end of the fuselage, and a stabiliser arrangement (26) proximate the forward thrust fan drive system. In an embodiment, each wing comprises a rotor housing portion (18.1, 20.1) extending away from the fuselage and a wing tip portion (18.2, 20.2) extending away from the rotor housing portion, the wing tip portion being angled towards the rear and side of the aircraft. In an embodiment, the rotor housing portion comprises two rotor housings, one forward of the aircraft's centre of gravity and one aft of the aircraft's centre of gravity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170158321A1 VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT Public/Granted day:2017-06-08
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