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Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2012
Applicant:

Airbus Defense and Space Gmbh, Ottobrunn, DE;

Inventor:

Jost Seifert, Manching, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/80 (2006.01); F02K 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 23/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/80 (2013.01); B64C 23/08 (2013.01); F02K 1/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

Thrust vector control for a vehicle having a fluid drive, vehicle having thrust vector control and method of controlling thrust vector. Thrust vector control includes a thrust current region for a thrust current of a propulsion stream having a flow direction; a steering mechanism for the thrust current including at least one steering device arranged at least in a peripheral region of the thrust current region, and the at least one steering device includes a rotational body with a lateral surface and a rotational axis arranged transverse to the flow direction, and the rotational body being rotatable so that a first part of the lateral surface exposed to the thrust current rotates in a first rotational direction, whereby a Magnus effect is produced to deflect the thrust current. The first rotational direction is in a direction of the thrust current.


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