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AssigneeBell Textron Inc.
InventorsKarl Schroeder, Joseph Richard Carpenter, JR., Brett Zimmerman
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A ducted-rotor aircraft includes a fuselage, one or more ducts, and a spindle that rotatably couples the one or more ducts to the fuselage. Each duct includes a hub that is configured to support a rotor, a plurality of stators that are coupled to the hub, a duct ring that is coupled to the plurality of stators, and a fitting that is coupled to a first stator of the plurality of stators. The fitting has a tubular collar that defines a first aperture that extends through the fitting. The collar is configured to receive a portion of the spindle. The first stator includes a rib that is spaced inward from the fitting and that defines a second aperture that is aligned with the first aperture and that is configured to receive an end of the spindle.
A duct structure for a duct of a ducted-rotor aircraft, the aircraft having a fuselage, the duct including a rotor having a plurality of blades, the duct structure comprising:
A ducted-rotor aircraft comprising:
A method of establishing a primary load path from a duct of a ducted-rotor aircraft to a fuselage of the aircraft, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.