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7418888 Transmission mechanism between accessories and engine members for driving the rotor of a rotorcraft  
A transmission mechanism between at least one accessory and engine members for driving the rotor of a rotorcraft, the transmission therebetween being selectively either in isolation or in...
7412825 Flow path splitter duct  
A flow path splitter duct is provided. The flow path splitter duct includes a main hub, a first outlet hub and a second outlet hub. The main hub has a plurality of inlet ports each being separated...
7231997 Hybrid drive powered lift platform  
An air-based thrust recovery system for use in a powered lift platform utilizing fixed-pitch propellers is provided. The system utilizes an air compressor coupled to the drive motor of the platform...
7216830 Wing gull integration nacelle clearance, compact landing gear stowage, and sonic boom reduction  
A supersonic cruise configuration aircraft comprises a fuselage extending on a longitudinal axis from a forward nose to an aft tail, and a wing coupled at an inboard section to the fuselage and...
6921045 Supersonic aircraft with channel relief control  
A supersonic aircraft comprises a fuselage extending forward and aft along a longitudinal axis, the fuselage having a lower surface and an upper surface, a highly swept low aspect ratio wing...
6857598 Integrated high-speed aircraft and associated methods of manufacture  
Integrated high-speed aircraft, such as high-speed transport aircraft, and associated methods of manufacture. In one embodiment, a high-speed transport aircraft includes a fuselage having a first...
6854687 Nacelle integration with reflexed wing for sonic boom reduction  
A method for integrating an engine nacelle below the wing of a supersonic aircraft with low sonic boom capabilities includes determining the shape of a reflexed portion of the airfoil on the...
6824092 Aircraft tail configuration for sonic boom reduction  
A supersonic aircraft comprises a wing having upper and lower surfaces and extending from a leading edge to a trailing edge and at least two engine nacelles coupled to the lower surface of the wing...
6817571 Integrated aircraft windshields and associated methods  
Aircraft having cab portions with integrated windshields are disclosed. The cab portion can include a rounded nose and a windshield positioned above and aft of a forward extremity of the rounded...
6464167 Vehicle with vertical wings and a stabilizing torque system of jets to use fluid energy for forward motion  
Disclosed is a fluid vehicle having one or more vertical wings in contact with the fluid for generating a forward motion. This fluid vehicle also has a stabilizing torque system for generating jets...
6398158 High altitude low flying platform hull  
A high altitude low flying platform hull, including a laminar flow airfoil, a first slab side, a second slab side, a first fin and a second fin. The laminar flow airfoil has a nose, the nose has a...
6394392 Aircraft having multiple fuselages  
The present invention relates to an aircraft having a plurality of fuselages for increased payload. More specifically, the aircraft has a central fuselage, and first and second side-saddle...
6170780 Twin engine aircraft  
A jet aircraft has an elongated fuselage with an intermediate section of maximum lateral cross section, a generally conical aft fuselage section of relatively smaller cross section and a single...
6089504 Single engine aircraft  
A jet aircraft has a generally cylindrical fuselage section defining a passenger compartment and a generally conical aft fuselage section having a maximum lateral dimension substantially smaller...
5842666 Laminar supersonic transport aircraft  
The present invention is a laminar supersonic transport aircraft having a reverse delta wing located between a forward section and a distal end of the aircraft, a set of jet engines superposed on...
5676333 Supersonic aircraft shock wave energy recovery system  
This invention outlines excitation means to transform the linear momentum of an underwing energized jet into rotational form in a selective manner to provide an asymmetric shear layer to increase...
5653404 Disc-shaped submersible aircraft  
An aircraft of disc-shaped configuration provides the capability of vertical take-off and landing; straight horizontal flight; and three-dimensional maneuverability in the air by means of a...
5531400 Airborne vehicle  
The present invention relates to construction of aircraft engines and has particular reference to the development of novel airborne vehicles. The invention is aimed at providing novel airborne...
5529263 Supersonic airplane with subsonic boost engine means and method of operating the same  
A supersonic airplane having four or two supersonic engines and one or more boost engines. During take-off and initial climb the supersonic engines are operated at a lower thrust setting within...
5522566 Fighter aircraft having low aerodynamic drag and low radar signature configuration  
A fighter aircraft achieves low aerodynamic drag and radar signature without sacrificing flight performance through a unique arrangement of the main weapons bay, the auxiliary weapons bays, and the...
5289995 Supersonic aircraft  
A supersonic aircraft includes an internal passageway, an articulated intake structure and an articulated exhaust structure which is connected to the intake structure by the passageway. The...
4899958 Air intake system of an aircraft  
An air intake system of an aircraft is improved so that a performance of the air intake system will not be degraded even during flight at a large angle of attack and at high mobility of the...
4817892 Aerospace plane and engine therefor  
An engine suitable for use in an aerospace plane is a composite engine comprising, in combination, a turbo jet engine, a ram jet engine, and a rocket engine, all arranged co-axially. An aerospace...
4735381 Multi-body aircraft with an all-movable center fuselage actively controlling fuselage pressure drag  
A multi-body aircraft with an all-movable center fuselage 20 which translates relative to two side fuselages 22. At subsonic and transonic flight the center fuselage 20 is in a forward position. At...
4709880 Method and system for improved V/STOL aircraft performance  
A method and system for improved performance of a V/STOL aircraft characterized by directing a major portion of exhaust gas flow from a propulsion system through a closed conduit means to exit...
4691879 Jet airplane  
An airplane having a number of airfoils including a delta nose wing, a winglet, a midspan wing, a V-tail delta wing without an upswept fuselage, a vertical tail and upper body stabilizer. These...
4666104 Combination lift thrust device  
A combination lift and thrust device for increasing the performance of an aircraft by simultaneously reducing drag and augmenting the thrust of a turbojet engine carried within the device. The...
4651953 Induction lift aircraft  
A vacuum cell induction lift wing adapted to be used in an aerodynamic generating channel wherein the lift wing includes an airfoil having a leading edge and a trailing edge and a top panel and an...
4613097 Rigid wing flying craft  
The invention relates to a rigid wing flying craft having at least one airfoil and at least one driving unit and a cabin for receiving loads. At least one air channel piercing the airfoil is...
4598886 Double parasol, favorable interference airplane  
An aircraft intended to fly at supersonic Mach mnumbers is disclosed. The aircraft utilizes a double parasol wing arrangement, with a power plant nacelle located under the wing on each side of the...
4505443 Propulsion system for a V/STOL airplane  
A propulsion system for an airplane to permit it to achieve vertical and/or short take-offs and landings. The propulsion system is integrated into a wing/nacelle unit and includes a thrust...
4494713 Shockcone and channeled disk-airframe  
A shockcone and channeled disk-airframe having a top airfoil disk and lower airfoil disk comprising a wedge perimeter extending from the forward nose of a shockcone and therearound the leading edge...
4483497 Wide-body supersonic aircraft  
This invention is an improvement of my system for supersonic aircraft which provides the required angular momentum reaction to the continuous generation of new lift circulation by vorticity in lieu...
4482109 Jet aircraft  
A jet aircraft is provided of the vertical or short take off and land (VSTOL) type which is a stable and controllable in all flight attitudes. The aircraft exhibits a high engine thrust/weight...
4451015 Jet engine two dimensional, asymmetric afterburner nozzle  
An improved jet engine two dimensional, asymmetric afterburner nozzle of the type adapted to be mounted on a jet engine suspended from an airfoil's wing spar structure, and characterized by its low...
4390150 Tandem wing airplane  
A tandem wing aircraft having two wings of similar area wherein a lower first wing is located at the forward end of the fuselage attached directly to fuselage structure. A second higher wing is...
4378097 High performance submerged air inlet  
A smooth surfaced, submerged air inlet for use generally forwardly of an engine in an aircraft (missile or other air vehicle). The inlet has an opening having wall surfaces adapted to be flush with...
4343446 V/STOL Aircraft  
A twin-engined VTOL/STOL aircraft comprising a rearwardly bifurcated fuselage 10 is proposed which in the event of failure of one engine 20 will allow the other engine 20 to produce a thrust which...
4245803 Two-dimensional inlet for a high speed winged flight vehicle  
For a winged high speed missile that includes a two-dimensional inlet supplying air to the missile power plant, the compression ramp of the inlet is oriented with respect to the outwash angle...
4214442 Combustion chambers operating on a supersonic stream chiefly for jet engines  
A method for producing a permanent combustion under detonating or substanlly detonating conditions within a stream flowing at supersonic speed, consisting in subdividing a stream of...
D254903 Aircraft  
4194708 Remotely piloted vehicle  
A recoverable remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) having: a deflectable canard/elevator placed very close to the nose tip; a constant (cross) section fuselage; wings mounted low and well aft on the...
4050651 Wing and reduced airspeed system for jet aircraft  
A thin, high performance swept wing of the tapered type with an improved leading edge characterized by (1) camber that increases from a minimum near the wing root to a maximum near the wing tip,...
4033526 Aerodynamic flow body  
Disclosed is an increased lift aircraft or similar device having an airfoil shaped forward structure. A mass flow engine, such as a jet engine, is positioned to the rear of this structure. In...
4025007 Shifting horizontal tail with helical motions  
An aircraft having a bulky propulsion system positioned near its symmetrical axis and utilizing two shifting horizontal tail halves that are moved rearwards and forwards along the outer side walls...
4019699 Aircraft of low observability  
An aircraft which has a very low observability visually and to radar, thel and acoustic detecting devices. The aircraft is designed to have as few edges and surfaces as possible, such as a delta...
3884432 High-lift aircraft  
An aerodynamically balanced high-lift aircraft wherein the problems of la nose-down pitching moments generated by the flap high-lift forces, the loss of trim lift during high-lift flight and the...
3868072 ORBITAL ENGINE  
An orbital engine operable in a space environment having a first mass tethered to a relatively larger second mass, said second mass being connected to an elongate member whereby the longitudinal...
3847368 LIFT CELL  
A lift cell comprising an airfoil section or sections containing a plurality of airfoils enclosed within an enclosure and a device for forcibly moving air through the airfoil section or sections....
3756542 AIRCRAFT HAVING AN AUXILIARY LIFT DEVICE  
An aircraft has at the trailing edge of its wing a lift-augmenter flap towards which there can be directed, in the maximum lift configuration, a fluid stream elongated in the wing span direction...
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