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Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 24, 2018
Applicant:

Airbus Helicopters Deutschland Gmbh, Donauworth, DE;

Inventors:

Sebastian Mores, Munich, DE;

Uwe Kiesewetter, Rain am Lech, DE;

Marius Bebesel, Augsburg, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/46 (2006.01); B64C 11/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/08 (2006.01); B64C 27/20 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/46 (2013.01); B64C 11/001 (2013.01); B64C 27/08 (2013.01); B64C 27/20 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract

A thrust producing unit for producing thrust in a predetermined direction, comprising a shrouding and at least two rotor assemblies, wherein the shrouding defines an internal volume, and wherein a first rotor assembly of the at least two rotor assemblies defines a first rotor axis and a second rotor assembly of the at least two rotor assemblies defines a second rotor axis, the first and second rotor axes being one of: (i) coaxially arranged, and (ii) inclined by associated inclination angles with respect to the predetermined direction, the associated inclination angles being comprised in a range between −60° and +60°, and preferably amounting to 0°, and wherein the first rotor assembly is arranged outside of the internal volume of the shrouding.


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