VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT
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1. A lift thruster system for a VTOL aircraft, comprising:
- one or more lifting thrusters contained within a housing,wherein the housing includes one or more airflow manipulation devices provided on or associated with the housing and configured to manage the airflow into or through at least one of the one or more lifting thrusters.
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Abstract
A lift rotor or ‘thrust’ system or assembly for a VTOL aircraft, comprising first and second lifting thrusters or rotors contained within a housing, the housing containing a leading edge, a trailing edge, a upper surface and a lower surface; wherein the housing includes one or more airflow manipulation devices provided on or associated with the housing configured to manage the airflow into or through at least one of the first and second rotors. In other aspects, the invention embraces an aircraft wing including a lift thruster system as defined above, and also an aircraft comprising such a lift thruster system.
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1. A lift thruster system for a VTOL aircraft, comprising:
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one or more lifting thrusters contained within a housing, wherein the housing includes one or more airflow manipulation devices provided on or associated with the housing and configured to manage the airflow into or through at least one of the one or more lifting thrusters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 25, 26)
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