Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft – heavier-than-air – Helicopter or auto-rotating wing sustained – i.e. – gyroplanes
Patent
1988-06-21
1990-03-06
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft, heavier-than-air
Helicopter or auto-rotating wing sustained, i.e., gyroplanes
244 52, B64C 2782
Patent
active
049059327
ABSTRACT:
An improved structure for the shrouded propeller tail duct or "ring tail" of a rotary wing aircraft providing rotor torque counteracting and aircraft yaw control forces in all flight conditions of hovering and high speed cruising flight. The rear portion of one lateral side of the shrouded propeller duct comprises a plurality of overlying arcuate segments that are pivotally supported for rotation relative to each other about a vertical axis between a retracted position for high speed flight in which the segments are in a mutually overlying position constituting one side of the duct and an extended position in which the segments are in a mutually adjoining relationship with their edges only overlapping and extending obliquely transversely of the duct interior in the form of a continuous, rearwardly projecting and transversely extending arcuate extension of the interior wall of one side of the duct. This extendable elbow duct section, in combination with a vertically extending rudder vane comprising a plurality of tandemly arranged sections with pivotal connections of each other for rotation relative to one another about respective axis between a neutral position with the vane sections in alignment and a deflected position with the vane sections angularly arranged relative to each other in the form of an arc extending transversely of the duct forwardly of and congruent with the contour of the fully extended duct segments, provides a propeller slip stream containing and deflecting structure that smoothly deflects the slip stream from the propeller through 90 degrees with minimum turbulence when the aircraft is in a slow speed and hover flight condition.
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Corl Rodney
Hanger Willard M.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation
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