US3241312A
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Thrust deflector
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1963-09-18
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Granted: 1966-03-22
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Expires: 1983-09-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald E Clark
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 02:13
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C29/00; B64C29/0008; B64C29/0041; B64C29/0066; B64C29/0016; B64C29/0025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A JET PROPULSION POWERPLANT HAVING A TUBULAR CASING MEMBER AND A CENTERBODY DISPOSED CENTRALLY THEREOF, AN AIRFOIL MEMBER CUTTING SAID CASING MEMBER AND CENTERBODY TRANSVERSELY THEREOF FORMING AN UPPER AND LOWER PASSAGE AND HAVING ITS TRAILING EDGE DOWNSTREAM OF SAID CASING, MEANS ON SAID CENTERBODY TO MOVE THRUST FLUID LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH SAID CASING AND SAID PASSAGES, THRUST DEFLECTING MEANS COMPRISING, A LOUVERED CASCADE SUPPORTED FROM EACH OF SAID MEMBERS, ONE ABOVE AND ONE BELOW SAID AIRFOIL, SAID AIRFOIL AND CASING MEMBERS HAVING OPENINGS WHICH OPEN VERTICALLY DOWNWARDLY THERETHROUGH, ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CASCADES TO MOVE EACH OF SAID CASCADES AS A UNIT INTO AN OPEN POSITION ACROSS SAID PASSAGES TO INTERSECT SAID THRUST FLUID AND DEFLECT THE INTERSECTED FLUID DOWNWARDLY THROUGH SAID OPENINGS TO PROVIDE VERTICAL LIFT ON SAID POWERPLANT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
A JET PROPULSION POWERPLANT HAVING A TUBULAR CASING MEMBER AND A CENTERBODY DISPOSED CENTRALLY THEREOF, AN AIRFOIL MEMBER CUTTING SAID CASING MEMBER AND CENTERBODY TRANSVERSELY THEREOF FORMING AN UPPER AND LOWER PASSAGE AND HAVING ITS TRAILING EDGE DOWNSTREAM OF SAID CASING, MEANS ON SAID CENTERBODY TO MOVE THRUST FLUID LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH SAID CASING AND SAID PASSAGES, THRUST DEFLECTING MEANS COMPRISING, A LOUVERED CASCADE SUPPORTED FROM EACH OF SAID MEMBERS, ONE ABOVE AND ONE BELOW SAID AIRFOIL, SAID AIRFOIL AND CASING MEMBERS HAVING OPENINGS WHICH OPEN VERTICALLY DOWNWARDLY THERETHROUGH, ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CASCADES TO MOVE EACH OF SAID CASCADES AS A UNIT INTO AN OPEN POSITION ACROSS SAID PASSAGES TO INTERSECT SAID THRUST FLUID AND DEFLECT THE INTERSECTED FLUID DOWNWARDLY THROUGH SAID OPENINGS TO PROVIDE VERTICAL LIFT ON SAID POWERPLANT.
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