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Patent No.:

US 10967981 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2017

Hybrid aircraft with transversely oriented engine

Applicant:

Textron Aviation Inc., Wichita, KS (US);

Inventors:

Mark Alan Hughes, Towanda, KS (US);

Neal Herbert Willford, Andover, KS (US);

Assignee:

Textron Innovations, Inc., Providence, RI (US);

Attorney:

Erise IP, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Justin M Benedik

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64F 5/00 (2017.01); F01D 15/10 (2006.01); F02B 63/04 (2006.01); F01D 15/08 (2006.01); F02C 6/20 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01); B64C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64F 5/00 (2013.01); F01D 15/08 (2013.01); F01D 15/10 (2013.01); F02B 63/04 (2013.01); F02C 6/206 (2013.01); B64C 11/00 (2013.01); B64D 2027/026 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01);
Abstract

A propulsion system for an aircraft includes an engine (e.g., piston engine, or turbine) having an axis made to be nonparallel with the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. This is enabled using an electrical, hydraulic, or other system to transfer energy generated by the engine (e.g., via electrical wiring, fluid conduits, etc.) to remotely power a motor used to drive a thrust-creating device (e.g., propeller or ducted fan). That the engine is able to be freely oriented allows for it being positioned without regard to any mechanical restraints existing in conventional arrangements.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hughes, Mark. (2021). Hybrid aircraft with transversely oriented engine (U.S. Patent No. 10967981). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10967981

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