IP Library Granted Patent US 6,976,653
Granted Patent B2
US 6,976,653 · App. 10/626,697 · Granted Dec 20, 2005

VTOL micro-aircraft

Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
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Patent No.
US 6,976,653
App. No.
10/626,697
Granted
Dec 20, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

VTOL micro-aircraft comprising a first and a second ducted rotor mutually aligned and distanced according to a common axis and whose propellers are driven in rotation in mutually opposite directions. Between the two ducted rotors are positioned a fuselage and a wing system formed by wing profiles forming an X or an H configuration and provided with control flaps.

Claims (16)

1. Vertical Take-Off and Landing micro-aircraft comprising:

a first ducted rotor and a second ducted rotor mutually aligned and distanced according to a common axis and each including a propeller rotatable within a respective annular cowling,

a fuselage positioned along said common axis between said first and second rotors and bearing said propellers at opposite ends of the fuselage,

first and second motorised means positioned at said ends of the fuselage to drive the propellers of said first and second rotor in mutually opposite directions of rotation,

a wing system positioned radially between said fuselage and baffle plates connected between the cowlings of said first and second rotors, and

control means.

2. Micro-aircraft as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said wing system includes wing profiles forming a substantially X shaped configuration.

3. Micro-aircraft as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising an additional wing profile ( 14 ) positioned within said X configuration.

4. Micro-aircraft as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said wing profiles are hollow.

5. Micro-aircraft as claimed in any of the claim 4 , wherein said wing profiles interconnect said fuselage and said annular cowlings of said first and second rotor.

6. Micro-aircraft as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said control means include directional flaps applied to said wing profiles in proximity to said first ducted rotor and/or in proximity to said second ducted rotor.

7. Micro-aircraft as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said fuselage is designed to house means for powering said motorised means and a system for managing said motorised means and said control means with an inertial navigation system associated thereto.

8. Micro-aircraft as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said propellers have different profiles.

9. Micro-aircraft as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said motorised means include for each ducted rotor at least an electric motor.

10. Micro-aircraft as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said motorised means include for each ducted rotor at least a micro-combustor motor.

11. Micro-aircraft as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said wing system includes wing profile forming a substantially H shaped configuration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2003
From: PERLO, PIERO; BOLLEA, DENIS; FINIZIO, ROBERTO; CARVIGNESE, COSIMO; BALOCCO, ELENA
To: C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI
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Priority Claims (1)
IT TO2002A0667 · Jul 24, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040129833A1 · Jul 8, 2004