Patent ID: 11926410
Assignee: JETZERO, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A method of operating an aircraft, the method comprising:
providing a first thrust component to the aircraft by operating a first main engine in a first airstream, the first main engine housed within a first nacelle disposed on a top portion of a fuselage of the aircraft, wherein the first main engine has a forward end and an aft end, wherein the aircraft comprises:
a fuselage comprising a plurality of fixed wings, a nose, and a rear; and
a blended wing body comprising a continuous curvilinear geometry between each wing of the plurality of fixed wings and the nose of the aircraft;

diverting a portion of the first airstream into a second airstream vortex using an impingement area, wherein the impingement area is located at the front end of the nacelle; and
providing a second thrust component to the aircraft by operating a first recovery engine in the second airstream vortex having a second velocity less than the first velocity, wherein the first recovery engine has a forward end and an aft end, and the forward end of the first recovery engine is located between the aft end of the first main engine and the rear of the fuselage, wherein the first recovery engine is fully disposed below the surface of the fuselage.