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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventor:
Matthew Moxon, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/00 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 2027/026 (2013.01); B64D 2221/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft has an internal combustion engine and a wing including a hollow structural member. The aircraft has an electrical network including: at least one alternating current electrical generator configured to be driven by the internal combustion engine; an electrical motor configured to drive an aircraft propulsor; at least one conductor configured to electrically couple the electrical motor and the electrical generator; wherein the electrical conductor is formed of the hollow structural member of the aircraft wing.