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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2016
Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh, Taufkirchen, DE;
Jürgen Steinwandel, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, DE;
Ning Wang, München, DE;
Michael Judas, München, DE;
Jan Van Toor, München, DE;
Abstract
A vertical take-off aircraft with a propulsion drive for generating a driving force being effective in a horizontal direction and with a lift drive for generating a lifting force being effective in a vertical direction includes a motor for providing mechanical energy for the propulsion drive and a first generator for providing electrical energy for the lift drive. Moreover, the aircraft includes an exhaust gas turbocharger for the motor with a first turbine being driven by an exhaust gas flow of the motor, wherein the first turbine is configured to provide mechanical energy for the propulsion drive.