Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft power plants – Transmission of power
Patent
1996-10-11
1998-11-17
Mojica, Virna Lissi
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft power plants
Transmission of power
244 1711, 446 37, 446454, 446457, B64C 2700, B64D 3502
Patent
active
058365451
ABSTRACT:
A model rotary wing aircraft is provided that includes a fuselage, a power plant, a main rotor, a tail rotor, and a drive apparatus. The power plant includes a passive cooling system to transfer heat produced by the power plant to the atmosphere. The passive cooling system consumes less than about five percent of the power produced by the power plant. The main rotor is driven by the power plant at a main rotor speed of rotation and the tail rotor is driven by the power plant at a tail rotor speed of rotation. The drive apparatus transfers power from the power plant to the main rotor and tail rotor to rotate the tail rotor at a tail rotor speed of rotation that is about three times greater than the main rotor speed of rotation to minimize the amount of power used by the tail rotor.
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Arlton David J.
Arlton Paul E.
Klusman Paul
Arlton Paul E.
Mojica Virna Lissi
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