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Amphibious aircraft having an aerodynamic wing attached to a main fuselage with a centrally positioned channel flow tunnel under the middle thereof. At least one large diameter in-fuselage ducted fan assembly is housed in a duct extending through the fuselage. At least one main helicopter-like rotar

Amphibious aircraft having an aerodynamic wing attached to a main fuselage with a centrally positioned channel flow tunnel under the middle thereof. At least one large diameter in-fuselage ducted fan assembly is housed in a duct extending through the fuselage. At least one main helicopter-like rotary assembly provided on a supporting superstructure above the main fuselage. A tail is connected to the main fuselage and has areas appropriate anti-torque mechanisms. A common drive assembly is operatively linked to the fan assembly, the helicopter-like rotary assembly, and the anti-torque device.

대표청구항 ▼

An amphibious aircraft capable of V.T.O.L. (vertical take-off and landing) modes, hover and translational flight in and out of ground effect, comprising: a winged main fuselage defined by an aerodynamic wing and having a duct extending through said fuselage and a lower portion including a centrally

An amphibious aircraft capable of V.T.O.L. (vertical take-off and landing) modes, hover and translational flight in and out of ground effect, comprising: a winged main fuselage defined by an aerodynamic wing and having a duct extending through said fuselage and a lower portion including a centrally positioned channel flow tunnel; at least one large diameter in-fuselage ducted down-draft variable pitch rotor fan assembly housed within said duct in said main fuselage; at least one main helicopter-like rotor assembly having variable pitch, collective pitch and cyclic pitch modes mounted directly above said at least one fan assembly; a supporting superstructure extending from said main fuselage and connected to said helicopter-like rotor assembly for supporting said helicopter-like rotor assembly well clear of said main fuselage; a tail connected to said main fuselage, said tail having an anti-torque tail propulsion means; and a common drive assembly operatively linked to said at least one fan assembly, said at least one helicopter-like rotor assembly, and said anti-torque tail propulsion means.