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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Steven D. Richardson, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/82 (2006.01); B64C 3/38 (2006.01); B64C 15/02 (2006.01); B64C 15/14 (2006.01); B64C 27/18 (2006.01); B64C 27/24 (2006.01); B64C 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/82 (2013.01); B64C 3/385 (2013.01); B64C 15/02 (2013.01); B64C 15/14 (2013.01); B64C 27/18 (2013.01); B64C 27/24 (2013.01); B64C 27/26 (2013.01); Y02T 50/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating an aircraft having a rotor/wing assembly and a nozzle comprises vectoring the nozzle into a position for creating vertical thrust, and using the rotor/wing assembly and the nozzle together to create vertical thrust during a rotary mode of operation.