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Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2016
Applicant:

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);

Inventors:

Mark R. Alber, Milford, CT (US);

Jeffery Parkhurst, Meriden, CT (US);

Cody Fegely, Milford, CT (US);

Stephen Kubik, Shelton, CT (US);

Assignee:

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01); B64C 29/02 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 25/52 (2006.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/16 (2013.01); B64C 9/00 (2013.01); B64C 25/52 (2013.01); B64C 29/02 (2013.01); G01C 21/165 (2013.01);
Abstract

A rotor blown wing (RBW) aircraft including an airframe, at least one rotor blown wing (RBW) having at least control selectively controllable surface, at least one rotor configured to generate and direct an airflow over the at least one RBW, and a control system operatively connected to the at least two selectively controllable control surfaces. The control system selectively controls the at least one selectively controllable control surface to change the airflow over the at least one RBW to facilitate a vertical landing.


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