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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Bae Systems Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Julian David Wright, Preston, GB;
Nicholas Giacomo Robert Colosimo, Preston, GB;
Clyde Warsop, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
BAE Systems plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2006.01); A63H 27/00 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); A63H 27/00 (2013.01); B64C 29/00 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C 2201/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/088 (2013.01); B64C 2201/104 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/182 (2013.01); B64C 2201/201 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotary-wing air vehicle comprising a main body () and at least two rotor devices () arranged and configured to generate propulsion and thrust, in use, to lift and propel said air vehicle, said rotor devices () being arranged and configured relative to said main body () such that the blades thereof do not cross through a central vertical axis of said main body () defining the centre of mass thereof, wherein said main body () is provided with an aperture () that extends therethrough to define a channel about said central vertical axis.