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US 12,691,999 B2Granted
Gyroscopically stabilised firefighting aerial vehicles
AssigneeZircon Chambers Pty. Ltd.
InventorChristopher Malcolm Chambers
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Abstract
Various forms of a gyroscopically stabilised aerial vehicle are provided. The aerial vehicle comprises a jet turbine and or an electric motor coupled to a gyroscopic stabilisation assembly via a shaft assembly. In preferred embodiments the gyroscopic stabilisation assembly comprises a gyroscopic fan with alternating pivoting fan blades to provide controlled stable flight. The aerial vehicle is preferably configured for vertical take off and landing (VTOL) to enable it to be used in a wide variety of situations, including in relation to fighting fires with its exhaust gasses.
Claims19
An aerial vehicle comprising:
- an elongated airframe;
- at least one cockpit module detachably coupled to the elongated airframe;
- at least one propulsion arrangement mounted to the elongated airframe and configured for providing thrust to the aerial vehicle;
- a support structure coupled to the at least one propulsion arrangement and configured for controlling the direction of thrust of the at least one propulsion arrangement;
- a gyroscopic stabilisation assembly including at least one rotatable gyroscopic member configured to be coupled to the at least one propulsion arrangement by a shaft assembly to gyroscopically stabilise the elongated airframe of the aerial vehicle in use;
- wherein a longitudinal axis passes through the at least one cockpit module and extends longitudinally along the shaft assembly that drives the gyroscopic stabilisation assembly;
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- wherein the at least one cockpit module, the shaft assembly, and the gyroscopic stabilisation assembly are aligned centrally on the longitudinal axis.
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