Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vertical take-off and landing aircraft
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Application No.: US14669811Application Date: 2015-03-26
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Publication No.: US09950789B2Publication Date: 2018-04-24
- Inventor: Masayoshi Tsunekawa , Tetsuya Tamura
- Applicant: IHI Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Volpe and Koenig, P.C.
- Priority: JP2013-014223 20130129
- Main IPC: B64C29/00
- IPC: B64C29/00 ; B64C27/20 ; B64C27/52 ; B64C39/02 ; B64C11/00

Abstract:
A vertical take-off and landing aircraft including a propulsion mechanism that generates lift and thrust, a main frame that supports seating and a landing undercarriage, a subframe which supports the propulsion mechanism and which is arranged so as to be swingable back and forth relative to the main frame, motive power supply means supported by the main frame and supplying motive power to the propulsion mechanism, and a control stick connected to the subframe in which the propulsion mechanism includes a pair of ducted fans arranged on a left side and a right side, respectively, of the main frame, swing shafts arranged in the ducted fans, and extending in a horizontal direction, and control vanes connected to the swing shafts, and swinging the control vane enables the subframe to move relative to the main frame. Maneuverability can be improved with addition of control mechanisms restrained.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150197337A1 VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT Public/Granted day:2015-07-16
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