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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventor:
Troy C. Schank, Keller, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/10 (2006.01); B64C 27/28 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 37/30 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); F02C 6/14 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/10 (2013.01); B64C 27/28 (2013.01); B64C 29/0016 (2013.01); B64C 29/0083 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 37/30 (2013.01); B64D 41/00 (2013.01); F02C 6/14 (2013.01); B64D 27/026 (2024.01);
Abstract
A hybrid power system for a vertical takeoff and landing ('VTOL') aircraft including a first power source operable to provide a power output for at least a forward flight mode; and a second power source configured to provide a high specific power output for an altitude adjustment flight mode, the second power source including an auxiliary gas generator coupled to a turbine and a drive system. In other aspects, there is provided a VTOL aircraft and methods for providing power to a VTOL aircraft.