Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Centrifugal fans for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft propulsion
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Application No.: US16843203Application Date: 2020-04-08
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Publication No.: US11332241B2Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Luis Gonzalez
- Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
- Applicant Address: US VA Manassas
- Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
- Current Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Manassas
- Agency: Gates & Cooper
- Main IPC: B64C29/00
- IPC: B64C29/00 ; B64C11/00 ; B64C39/08 ; B64C27/28
Abstract:
An apparatus including a thrust vectoring system including a centrifugal fan and a nozzle configured to output an exhaust from the centrifugal fan, wherein the thrust vectoring system is configured to controllably orient at least one of, the centrifugal fan or the nozzle, to vector a thrust generated by the exhaust.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210316852A1 CENTRIFUGAL FANS FOR VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING (VTOL) AIRCRAFT PROPULSION Public/Granted day:2021-10-14
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