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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, VA (US);
Inventor:
Francesco Giannini, Falls Church, VA (US);
Assignee:
AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION, Manassas, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/24 (2019.01); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B64C 11/28 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/0083 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60L 53/24 (2019.02); B64C 11/28 (2013.01); B64D 2027/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aircraft having hybrid propulsion are disclosed. A disclosed example propulsion system for an aircraft. The propulsion system includes an engine, an electric motor, a first propeller mounted to an aerodynamic body of the aircraft, the first propeller driven by the engine, a second propeller mounted to the aerodynamic body and positioned outboard relative to the first propeller, the second propeller driven by the electric motor, and a selector to control whether the propulsion system is operated in a hybrid mode in which the first and second propellers are driven.