Aircraft and aircraft system using same
An aircraft that can fly stably when water is discharged from a hose installed on the airframe, and an aircraft system, are provided. The aircraft system can include a master aircraft, slave aircrafts and a remote control device. The aircraft preferably fly as a unit. Each slave aircraft can include four rotary blade portions having propellers, and a suspending means for suspending a part of a hose. The master aircraft may include four first rotary blade portions having first propellers arranged to rotate in a horizontal plane, four second rotary blade portions having second propellers arranged to rotate in a vertical plane, and a nozzle on which a tip end part of the hose is installed. The direction of the center axis of the nozzle is parallel to the direction of the rotational axes of the second propellers.
1. An aircraft, comprising:
an airframe;
a plurality of first rotary blade portions having a first rotary blade arranged on the airframe so as to rotate in a plane substantially perpendicular to a center axis of the airframe and first driving means for rotating/driving the first rotary blade;
a nozzle fixed to the airframe and to which a hose for sending out a liquid is attached;
one or a plurality of second rotary blade portions having a second rotary blade arranged on the airframe so as to obtain a propelling force against a reaction force when the liquid is discharged to an outside from the nozzle through the hose and second driving means for rotating/driving the second rotary blade; and
flight control means for controlling a flight of the airframe by controlling driving of each of the first driving means and each of the second driving means, wherein
the second rotary blade portion is directly connected to the airframe of the aircraft of is indirectly connected to the airframe by way of being integrated with the nozzle, and is arranged vertically below the airframe;
the nozzle is connected to the airframe of the aircraft and arranged vertically below the airframe of the aircraft so that a center axis of the nozzle and a rotation axis of the second rotary blade are positioned on the same straight line or a straight line connecting a center of the nozzle and a center of the second rotary blade is substantially in a parallel with a longitudinal direction of the airframe; and
the flight control means controls the driving of the second driving means so that the airframe is not rotated by a moment of force by the reaction force at the liquid discharge from the nozzle and the propelling force by the second rotary blade.
2. The aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein
the nozzle is detachably fixed to the airframe through a connection tool made of a material having rigidity or is detachably provided directly to the airframe.
3. The aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein
the aircraft is an unmanned aircraft.