Month in the Patent Office

Abstract

Propulsive jets from transversely disposed rows of engines 1 are discharged through spanwise‐extending openings 5 in the undersurfaces of the wings, the jets normally discharging rearwardly but being capable of downward deflexion to provide lift. A tube 6 projects into the nozzle openings 5 and carries tangentially disposed deflector plates 7 which can be moved around the circumference of the tube by a central operating member 10, from the normal approximately horizontal position shown in Fig. 1 (bottom) into a vertical position to divert the jets downwardly. In a second arrangement the engines are mounted in the fuselage and are connected by divergent ducts to the spanwise wing slots.

Citation

(1956), "Month in the Patent Office", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 28 No. 6, pp. 213-213. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb032708