181 |
Gyroscopically stabilized, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft |
US532914 |
1974-12-16 |
US3946970A |
1976-03-30 |
Ben F. Blankenship |
An aircraft in which a concavo-convex disc carries a hub at its center. An engine carried by the hub provides vertical lift for the aircraft. The aircraft is stabilized by the rotation of the disc relative to the hub. This rotation is induced by a plurality of nozzles carried by disc through which a portion of the engine exhaust passes. |
182 |
Disc-shaped aerospacecraft |
US508895 |
1974-09-24 |
US3933325A |
1976-01-20 |
Joseph Richard Kaelin |
An aerospacecraft possessing a discus shaped body equipped with at least one disc type air screw driven by a turbine by the exhaust gases of a jet engine. The disc type air screw is equipped with variable pitch blades and works in the manner of a helicopter rotor for the generation of lift. |
183 |
Flying saucer |
US3774865D |
1972-01-03 |
US3774865A |
1973-11-27 |
PINTO O |
A flying saucer type of aircraft or water vehicle is provided, which may take the form of a toy, or of an actual full-sized passenger and cargo carrying vehicle. The vehicle of the invention includes a circular-shaped body comprising an outer rim portion and an inner hub portion, and upper and lower groups of rotor helicopter-like blades, each formed into a disc-shaped configuration, and rotatable about the central vertical axis of the hub in the annular space between the hub and rim. The helicopter blades are mounted on fluid bearings in the body, and are rotatably driven by turbine action. The two groups of helicopter blades define a pressurized chamber therebetween. Exhaust ports are provided on the rim which may be selectively opened to control the attitude of the vehicle, as well as to maneuver and control the direction of movement of the vehicle, once it is airborne. The pitch of the rotor helicopter blades is controllable, so that the pressurized fluid in the aforesaid chamber may be directed through the top or bottom of the assembly to control the lift or descent of the vehicle.
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184 |
Aircraft |
US3614030D |
1969-12-10 |
US3614030A |
1971-10-19 |
MOLLER PAUL S |
A disclike aircraft body is substantially a figure of revolution about a main axis and has a plurality of air ducts extending through the body in a direction parallel to said axis, the ducts being arranged in arcuate series except in the foremost and rearmost positions. Each of the ducts has individually controlled means for inducing airflow downwardly therethrough such as a fan rotating on an airflow axis parallel to the main axis or a thrust augmentor supplied with pressure gas from a common source. Downstream of the inducing means is an individually controlled rotary member movable about the airflow axis and having deflectors movable about transverse axes to govern the discharge of air from the ducts.
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185 |
Aircraft |
US3599902D |
1969-08-13 |
US3599902A |
1971-08-17 |
THOMLEY JOHN W |
An aircraft having a fuselage of generally saucerlike character comprising upper and lower disc components separated by a transverse spacing; said upper component being contoured to provide an aerodynamic surface and merging into an upwardly projecting dome which comprises a portion of the pilot compartment. The maximum diameter of said upper component being substantially equivalent to three times the linear distance between the lower face of said spacing and the uppermost point of said dome. Depending from the lower fuselage section is a motor with a swivelly mounted afterburner for controlling the direction of horizontal flight. Provided within said spacing for rotation about an axis normal to the vertical axis of said aircraft are jet motors and airfoils for controlling vertical flight.
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186 |
Aerospace vehicle |
US3558080D |
1968-01-30 |
US3558080A |
1971-01-26 |
KRETZ MARCEL |
The invention disclosed concerns means for effecting reentry of a space vehicle and it consists basically in providing a casing for the vehicle body, which casing is rotatable relative to the body and has an autogyrating rotor blade system. The body and the casing are controlled for relative angular orientation or the body and casing as an assembly are orientated by controlling such assembly relatively to the blade system.
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187 |
Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft |
US3519224D |
1966-03-18 |
US3519224A |
1970-07-07 |
BOYD EDWARD S; MALLORY MASON; SKINNER LOREN R |
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188 |
Rotary wing aircraft |
US3507461D |
1967-06-16 |
US3507461A |
1970-04-21 |
ROSTA WILLIAM N |
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189 |
Circular vtol aircraft |
US3465989D |
1966-07-14 |
US3465989A |
1969-09-09 |
BOWSHIER ERNEST E |
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190 |
Aircraft with housed counter rotating propellors |
US54790566 |
1966-05-05 |
US3395876A |
1968-08-06 |
GREEN JACOB B |
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191 |
Universally maneuverable aircraft |
US44070865 |
1965-03-18 |
US3321156A |
1967-05-23 |
MCMASTERS DOUGLAS Q |
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192 |
Aircraft |
US22429362 |
1962-09-18 |
US3237888A |
1966-03-01 |
WILLIS WILLIAM M |
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193 |
Circular wing flying craft |
US30131763 |
1963-08-12 |
US3199809A |
1965-08-10 |
MODESTI JAMES N |
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194 |
Aircraft propulsion and control |
US3124323D |
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US3124323A |
1964-03-10 |
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195 |
Ionized boundary layer fluid pumping system |
US84621059 |
1959-10-13 |
US3095163A |
1963-06-25 |
HILL GILMAN A |
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196 |
Gas turbine engined aircraft |
US37632053 |
1953-08-25 |
US3062482A |
1962-11-06 |
MEADOWS FROST JOHN CARVER |
|
197 |
Radial flow gas turbine engine rotor bearing |
US50215555 |
1955-04-18 |
US3024966A |
1962-03-13 |
MEADOWS FROST JOHN CARVER |
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198 |
Disc aircraft with gas turbine and ram jet engines |
US59554756 |
1956-07-02 |
US3020003A |
1962-02-06 |
MEADOWS FROST JOHN CARVER; JOHN WILLIAMS CLAUDE |
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199 |
Gyro stabilized vertical rising vehicle |
US84999859 |
1959-10-30 |
US2997254A |
1961-08-22 |
MULGRAVE THOMAS P; RINGLEB FRIEDRICH O |
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200 |
Jet sustained aircraft |
US65602657 |
1957-04-30 |
US2988303A |
1961-06-13 |
HENRI COANDA |
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