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US 12,043,367 B2Granted
Aircraft having a ducted fan in the airfoil
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsGuan Chew, Michael Fürstner, Stefan Bender, Mikel Fauri, Malte Rotermund
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Abstract
An aircraft includes a wing having an integrated ducted fan. The ducted fan is enclosed at least in sections by a feed lip. The feed lip has a flat curvature on the bow side and a comparatively strong curvature on the rear side.
Claims20
An aircraft comprising:
- a wing;
- an integrated ducted fan disposed on the wing;
- adjustable inlet louvers that are positioned on the wing at an inlet end of the integrated ducted fan;
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- a feed lip disposed on the wing that at least partially encloses the ducted fan and the adjustable inlet louvers,
- wherein, as viewed in a direction of air flow over the wing, a leading surface of the feed lip has a smaller curvature than that of a trailing surface of the feed lip, and
- wherein the feed lip comprises a flexible seal that is compressible against at least one of the adjustable inlet louvers.
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