Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft – heavier-than-air – Helicopter or auto-rotating wing sustained – i.e. – gyroplanes
Patent
1994-08-11
1997-02-11
Barefoot, Galen I.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft, heavier-than-air
Helicopter or auto-rotating wing sustained, i.e., gyroplanes
244 1719, 416169R, 416128, 416130, B64C 2752
Patent
active
056012578
ABSTRACT:
The yaw control in an air vehicle having counter rotating rotors is provided by selectively and controllably applying a frictional drag or braking force to drive gears for the two rotors. Each of the drive gears includes a friction surface. Friction pads are located adjacent to and are releasably engagable with the friction surfaces of the drive gears. The friction pads are supported by a control mechanism for selectively moving each of the friction pads into engagement with the respective drive gear to provide a frictional drag on the drive gear and to a disengaged position spaced from the respective drive gear. The frictional forces created by engagement of the friction pads with the drive gear friction surfaces cause net torques on the air vehicle frame to rotate the air vehicle in the desired directions. Normally, the torque developed the counter rotating rotors is canceled, maintaining the air vehicle in the desired yaw orientation.
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Barefoot Galen I.
Benchmark Corporation
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