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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Inventors:
Colton Gilliland, Northlake, TX (US);
David Bockmiller, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 35/08 (2006.01); B64C 27/28 (2006.01); B64D 35/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 35/08 (2013.01); B64C 27/28 (2013.01); B64D 35/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention provides an aircraft that includes a fuselage and a rotatable wing disposed above the fuselage. At least one cross-wing driveshaft is disposed within the wing and is driven in rotation by a drive system connected to first and second engines that are located at respective sides of the fuselage beneath the wing. The drive system is so configured that one or both of the first engine and the second engine can drive the at least one cross-wing driveshaft in the event of failure of an engine.