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US 4,163,534 AGranted
Steering of an aerodynamic vehicle
AssigneeVereinigte Flugtechnische Werke-Fokker GmbH
InventorHans-Jochen Seeger
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Abstract
A vehicle has two pairs of transversely oriented rudders and duplex nozzles; three motors pivot the rudders and nozzles for yaw, pitch and roll steering whereby each motor drives the requisite rudder(s) and pivots one or two nozzles so that thrust vector and aerodynamic steering is provided always in unison.
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Apparatus for controlling the steering of an aerodynamic, propelled vehicle, comprising:
- duplex nozzles including a first and a second thrust producing nozzle;
- means for mounting the first and second nozzles for pivoting on a common first axis, and for pivoting each of the nozzles on a separate axis extending transversely to the first axis;
- first aerodynamic steering means for the vehicle mounted for pivoting on an axis extending in the same direction as the first axis;
- first and second drive motors, respectively, coupled to the first and second nozzles for pivoting them individually about the first axis, further coupled to the first aerodynamic steering means for pivoting the first aerodynamic steering means together with pivoting the nozzles;
- second aerodynamic steering means for the vehicle mounted for pivoting on an axis extending parallel to said separate axes;
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- a third drive motor connected for pivoting the nozzles in unison about the separate axes and the second aerodynamic steering means about its axis.
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