Aircraft
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorMatthew Moxon
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Abstract
An aircraft (40). The aircraft (40) comprises a propulsion system comprising a pair of internal combustion engines (10) each driving an electrical power generator (56), each electrical power generator (56) being electrically coupled to a plurality of electrically driven propulsors (46). The propulsors (46) are located forward of a leading edge (45) of the wings (44) such that an airstream generated by the propulsors flows over the wings (44) in use. Each internal combustion engine (10) and electrical generator (56) is mounted on a respective wing (44) outboard of a center of thrust (70) of the propulsors (46) on that wing (44).
Claims12
An aircraft comprising a longitudinal centre line, a pair of wings, each wing extending from a respective side of the longitudinal centre line and having a selectively deployable high lift device, and a propulsion system, the propulsion system comprising a plurality of electrically driven propulsors and a generator arrangement comprising a gas turbine engine driving one or more electrical power generators, each electrical power generator being electrically coupled to one or more electrically driven propulsors, such that each gas turbine engine provides power for a plurality of the electrically driven propulsors, wherein the electrically driven propulsors are located forward of a leading edge of the wings and the high lift device such that an airstream generated by the propulsors flows over the wings and high lift device in use.
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