Method of steering aircraft by moving the stagnation point and aircraft using the method
AssigneeLightway
InventorKari Kirjavainen
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Abstract
An aircraft which includes elements providing air circulation and directing the circulation along a housing. Different operational stages of the aircraft such as take off and level flight are achieved by using the same functionally inter-connected elements. The circulation is achieved by fan elements that allow adjusting the blow direction and the blowing force of the flow. A stagnation point (SP) associated with the circulation is also formed if necessary below the housing and the aircraft can be steered by controlling the circulation and the position of the stagnation point (SP).
Claims25
A method of steering an aircraft comprising a housing and fan means, the method comprising forming a circulation using the fan means, directing the circulation along the housing and steering the aircraft by controlling the circulation and a stagnation point associated with the circulation.
An aircraft comprising a housing and fan means, wherein the fan means are such that they provide adjusting the blow direction and blowing force of the airflow so that air circulation is achieved and directed along the housing and the fan means are arranged to direct the circulation and to control the position of a stagnation point associated with the circulation.
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