Title:
VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING VEHICLE WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A ROTARY WING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2008037865
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
The invention relates to a vertical take-off vehicle including two thermoreactors (1) or turbine engines having a rectangular air inlet (2) which opens into a positive-displacement rotary compressor (3) that supplies compressed air to a tank which is connected to (i) a combustion chamber, the exhaust gases from which actuate a compressor-driving turbine (4) and are then discharged onto the upper surface (5) of the fixed rear wing, and (ii) the combustion chamber of the main engine (6), the exhaust gases from which are discharged directly onto the upper surface (7) of the wing (8), the variable incidence of which, in take-off mode, is set to generate a lift force which is added to the forces that develop on the front wings. In take-off mode, the variable-geometry upper surfaces (9) of the aforementioned front wings have a maximum camber onto which the exhaust gases produced in an internal combustion chamber located thereat flow at great speed. In cruise mode, said combustion chamber is switched off and the upper surface (9) returns to a reduced camber position as the rear wing (8) is returned to an incidence whereby the total drag and lift forces are optimised. According to the invention, the vehicle is particularly suitable for transporting passengers by air.
Inventors:
AGUILAR MICHEL (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/FR2007/001452
Publication Date:
September 25, 2008
Filing Date:
September 10, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AGUILAR MICHEL (FR)
International Classes:
B64C29/00; B64C21/04; B64C21/06; B64C23/00
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