Vehicles particularly useful as VTOL vehicles
AssigneeUrban Aeronautics Ltd.
InventorRafi Yoeli
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Abstract
A vehicle including a fuselage, at least one lift-producing propeller carried by the fuselage on each side of its transverse axis a pilot's compartment formed in the fuselage between the lift-producing propellers and substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis, and a pair of payload bays formed in the fuselage between the lift-producing propellers and on opposite sides of the pilot's compartment. Many variations are described enabling the vehicle to be used not only as a VTOL vehicle, but also as a multi-function utility vehicle for performing many diverse functions including hovercraft and ATV functions.
Claims12
A vehicle, comprising:
- a fuselage having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis wherein said fuselage includes a pair of thrust-producing propellers at the rear end of said fuselage on opposite sides of said longitudinal axis, and at opposite ends of a horizontal stabilizer wherein said pair of thrust-producing propellers and said horizontal stabilizer are supported above said fuselage on a pair of pylons extending upwardly from said fuselage;
- at least two ducted fans incorporating lift-producing propellers carried within said fuselage respectively on each side of said transverse axis;
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- a pilot's compartment formed in said fuselage between said lift-producing propellers.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a fuselage having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis wherein said fuselage includes a pair of thrust-producing propellers at the rear end of said fuselage on opposite sides of said longitudinal axis, and at opposite ends of a horizontal stabilizer;
- at least two ducted fans incorporating lift-producing propellers carried within said fuselage respectively on each side of said transverse axis;
- a pilot's compartment formed in said fuselage between said lift-producing propellers;
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- wherein said fuselage includes two engines, each of said engines capable of driving all of said lift-producing propellers and all of said thrust-producing propellers, said two engines being mechanically coupled together in a common transmission system.
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