CONVERTIBLE DUCTED FAN ENGINE

A convertible ducted fan engine having a shroud, a drive shaft connected to a mechanical fan, and a rotational drive motor configured to rotate the mechanical fan. An embodiment includes a linear drive motor configured to translate the drive shaft and mechanical fan in a direction parallel to a long...

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1. Verfasser:	Kempshall, Scott R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AEROPLANES AIRCRAFT AMPHIBIOUS OR LIKE VEHICLES AVIATION BLASTING CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES COSMONAUTICS ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL HEATING HELICOPTERS LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES PERFORMING OPERATIONS STEAM ENGINES TRANSPORTING VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD VEHICLES IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A convertible ducted fan engine having a shroud, a drive shaft connected to a mechanical fan, and a rotational drive motor configured to rotate the mechanical fan. An embodiment includes a linear drive motor configured to translate the drive shaft and mechanical fan in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the shroud. The convertible ducted fan engine includes a fluid-propulsion configuration in which the mechanical fan rotates freely with respect to the shroud to produce thrust through fluid flow, and a drive-wheel configuration in which the shroud rotates about the rotational axis.