Propulsion system with movably mounted engines
OwnerGunnar Rosenlundinventor
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Abstract
A method for operating an aircraft that is driven forward in the air with a propulsion system in the form of two engines of the jet or propeller type one on each side of the fuselage is disclosed. During forward movement of the plane, the two engines move in a mutual synchronous relationship relative to the longitudinal axis of the plane. The propulsion system is used for aircraft as well as for ships.
Claims12
A method for operation of an aircraft having a propulsion system of two engines of the jet or propeller type one on each side of a fuselage of the aircraft for driving the aircraft forward characterized in that the engines are mounted on opposite sides of a rotary sleeve forming part of the fuselage and the sleeve is rotated around a longitudinal axis of the aircraft during flight of the aircraft to cause the engines to be moved upward and downward in a curved path and in a mutually synchronous relationship around said longitudinal axis between two extreme positions.
An aircraft comprising
- a fuselage having a longitudinal axis;
- a rotary sleeve mounted on said fuselage for rotation about said axis;
- a drive means for oscillating said sleeve about said fuselage;
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- a propulsion system of two engines of the jet or propeller type, one on each side of said sleeve characterized in that the two engines are designed to be moved upward and downward in a mutually synchronously curved relationship around said longitudinal axis between two extreme positions.
Structure of a ship with a propulsion machinery which operates a drive system of a pair of propellers or a pair of water jets, one on each side of a longitudinal axis of the ship, characterized in that each propeller or water jet is mounted on the end of a wing which is connected to a common central tube in the ship, and the pair of wings are arranged to pivot mutually synchronously up and down around said longitudinal axis over a sector on a total of 110° relative to said longitudinal as of the ship.
A propulsion system comprising
- a sleeve disposed on a longitudinal axis;
- a pair of wings secured to and extending from diametrically opposite sides of said sleeve;
- a pair of engines, each said engine being mounted on a respective wing of said pair of wings;
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- a drive system for oscillating said sleeve about said axis over an angle of up to 110° to effect synchronous arcuate movement of said pair of engines about said longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.