Cowling inlet for sideward airflow
AssigneeBell Helicopter Textron Inc.
InventorEric Albert SINUSAS
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Abstract
An exemplary vertical takeoff and landing includes a rotor driven by an electric motor, a generator located in a compartment and electrically connected to the electric motor, and an inlet formed through a side of the compartment to direct sideward airflow across the generator.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a compartment of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft;
- a heat-generating component located in the compartment;
- and
- an inlet formed through a side of the compartment.
A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, comprising:
- a rotor driven by an electric motor;
- a generator electrically connected to the electric motor, the generator located in a compartment;
- and
- an inlet formed through a side of the compartment to direct sideward airflow across the generator.
A method, comprising directing a sideward airflow into a compartment of an in-flight vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft to cool a heat-generating component inside of the compartment, wherein the sideward airflow is directed through an inlet in a side of the compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.