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US 2026/0131887 A1Published application
Aircraft with ducted propulsion
AssigneeTexas Tech University System
InventorVictor Maldonado
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments are directed to an eVTOL aircraft comprising a fuselage, wings mounted to the fuselage, where the wings comprise an undercambered lower surface, and an array of ducted fans mounted to the undercambered lower surface, wherein each fan in the array of ducted fans further comprises a duct and a plurality of rotor blades, each of the plurality of rotor blades comprising a zero sweep leading edge and an elliptical trailing edge.
Claims20
A flying system comprising:
- a fuselage;
- at least one wing mounted to the fuselage, the wing comprising an undercambered lower surface;
- and
- at least one array of ducted fans mounted to the undercambered lower surface of the at least one wing.
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A system comprising:
- a fuselage;
- two wings mounted to the fuselage;
- and
- at least one ducted fan mounted to the at least one wing, the ducted fan comprising:
- a duct;
- and
- a plurality of rotor blades, each of the plurality of rotor blades comprising:
- a zero sweep leading edge;
- and
- an elliptical trailing edge.
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An eVTOL aircraft comprising:
- a fuselage;
- two wings mounted to the fuselage, the wing comprising an undercambered lower surface;
- an array of ducted fans mounted to the undercambered lower surface of each of the two wings, wherein each fan in the array of ducted fans comprises:
- a duct;
- and
- a plurality of rotor blades, each of the plurality of rotor blades comprising:
- a zero sweep leading edge;
- and
- an elliptical trailing edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.