A rotary wing aircraft (100) that extends along an associated roll axis between a nose region (101) and an aft region (102) and that comprises a fuselage (110) with a front section (112) and a rear section (114), wherein the rear section extends between the front section and the aft region (102), the rotary wing aircraft (100) comprising: a propeller (130) that is rotatably mounted at the rear section (114) in the aft region (102), a main rotor (120) that is rotatably mounted at the front section (112), and a source of asymmetry (410) that is connected to the front section (112) such that the front section comprises at least in sections an asymmetrical cross-sectional profile in direction of the associated roll axis, wherein the source of asymmetry (410) is configured to generate sideward thrust for main rotor anti-torque from main rotor downwash.
A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT WITH AN ASYMMETRICAL FRONT SECTION
DREHFLÜGELFLUGZEUG MIT EINEM ASYMMETRISCHEN VORDERTEIL
AÉRONEF À AILE TOURNANTE AVEC UNE SECTION AVANT ASYMÉTRIQUE
2024-10-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT WITH AN ASYMMETRICAL REAR SECTION
European Patent Office | 2024
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