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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2018
Textron Innovations Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Levi C. Hefner, Wichita, KS (US);
Frank B. Stamps, Colleyville, TX (US);
Alan C. Ewing, Keller, TX (US);
Jaret F. Burgess, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Carey W. Cannon, Colleyville, TX (US);
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
A pusher rotorcraft is provided in one example embodiment and may include at least one engine in mechanical communication with a drop-down gearbox; a driveshaft in mechanical communication with the drop-down gearbox, a main rotor gearbox, and a tail system gearbox; a main rotor system in mechanical communication with the main rotor gearbox; an anti-torque system in mechanical communication with the tail system gearbox; and a pusher propeller system in mechanical communication with the tail system gearbox.