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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Elizabeth Feeley, Dallas, TX (US);
Karl Schroeder, Southlake, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/20 (2006.01); B64C 27/52 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/001 (2013.01); B64C 27/20 (2013.01); B64C 27/52 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract
A duct for a ducted-rotor aircraft includes a hub, a duct ring, and a plurality of stators that extend outward from the hub. The hub may be configured to support a motor. The duct ring defines a trailing edge. The duct ring is coupled to each of the plurality of stators such that all or substantially all of each of the plurality of stators is located aft of the trailing edge of the duct ring.