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US5039031:
Turbocraft
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Valverde, Rene L.; Coral Gables, FL 33146
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None
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| Published / Filed: |
1991-08-13
/ 1990-04-05
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| Application Number: |
US1990000504853
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B64C 29/00;
B64C 39/00;
IPC-7:
B64C 39/06;
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| ECLA Code: |
B64C39/00B;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
244/012.2;
244/012.3;
244/023.C;
244/053.R;
244/060;
Original:
244/012.2;
244/023.C;
244/053.R;
244/060;
244/012.3;
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| Field of Search: |
244/23 C,23 B,12.2,12.3,23 R,12.1,53 R,60,62,52,36,17.19
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| Priority Number: |
| 1990-04-05 |
US1990000504853 |
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| Abstract: |
An aircraft having a substantially circular body having a profile in the direction of flight as a profile of an airplane wing, at least two concentric counter-rotating turbo-blade assemblies within said body for effecting a vertical lifting air stream through said assemblies. Power generating devices and devices for coupling the power generating devices to the turbo-blade assemblies for maintaining them in rotary motion. It also includes thrusting devices coupled to the power generating devices for applying horizontal thrust to the aircraft, retro-boosting devices including a plurality of combustion chambers located below the turbo-blade assemblies for boosting said vertical lifting airstream. Also included is a compressed air plenum disposed below said turbo-blade assemblies in fluid communication with the combustion chambers and to the intake portion of the power generating means for supplying oxygen for sustaining combustion in said combustion chambers and for sustaining power in said power generating means, including upper vanes disposed above said turbo-blade assemblies for ingesting air, and lower vanes disposed below said compressed air plenum for exhausting air, and respective upper and lower vane control means.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Oltman and Flynn ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Barefoot, Galen;
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This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/355,414 filed 05/23/89, now abandoned.
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. An aircraft comprising a substantially circular body having a profile in the direction of flight as a profile of an airplane wing, at least two concentric counter-rotation turbo-blade assemblies disposed within said body for effecting a vertical lifting air stream through said assemblies, power generating means, means for coupling said power generating means to said turbo-blade assemblies for maintaining them in rotary motion, thrusting means coupled to said power generating means for applying horizontal thrust to said aircraft, retro-boosting means including a plurality of combustion chambers disposed below said turbo-blade assemblies for boosting said vertical lifting airstream, a compressed air plenum disposed below said turbo-blade assemblies in fluid communication with said combustion chambers and with the intake portion of said power generating means for supplying oxygen for sustaining combustion in said combustion chambers and for sustaining power in said power generating means, upper vanes disposed above said turbo-blade assemblies for ingesting air, and lower vanes disposed below said compressed air plenum for exhausting air, and respective upper and lower vane control means.
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