V/STOL aircraft and method

Owens, Phillip R

Title: V/STOL aircraft and method

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Aircraft apparatus and method capable of V/STOL (vertical, short takeoff and landing) in addition to conventional flight. For V/STOL operation, induced lift is provided by blowing air over the upper surface of each wing through a duct installed near the leading edge. Intake air is supplied to the blowing fan through a duct installed near the trailing edge, thus providing suction as well as blowing. Two fans in series are required. The engine provides power not only to the propeller but also to a transmission which provides power to the pulleys driving the belt-driven fans.

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Owens, Phillip R ^[1]

1417 Kirby St., NE., Albuquerque, NM 87112

Issue Date:: 1997-01-01

Research Org.:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 871231

Patent Number(s):: 5687934

Assignee:: Owens, Phillip R. (1417 Kirby St., NE., Albuquerque, NM 87112)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64C - AEROPLANES

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64C - AEROPLANES
B64C21/025 - {for simultaneous blowing and sucking}
B64C2230/04 - by actively generating fluid flow

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
Y02T50/10 - Drag reduction

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DOE Contract Number:: AT(29-1)-789

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: stol; aircraft; method; apparatus; capable; vertical; takeoff; landing; addition; conventional; flight; operation; induced; lift; provided; blowing; air; upper; surface; duct; installed; near; leading; edge; intake; supplied; fan; trailing; providing; suction; fans; series; required; engine; provides; power; propeller; transmission; pulleys; driving; belt-driven; method capable; provides power; leading edge; upper surface; trailing edge; intake air; /244/

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  abstractNote = {Aircraft apparatus and method capable of V/STOL (vertical, short takeoff and landing) in addition to conventional flight. For V/STOL operation, induced lift is provided by blowing air over the upper surface of each wing through a duct installed near the leading edge. Intake air is supplied to the blowing fan through a duct installed near the trailing edge, thus providing suction as well as blowing. Two fans in series are required. The engine provides power not only to the propeller but also to a transmission which provides power to the pulleys driving the belt-driven fans.},

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