Patent ID: 11897610
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
a main body having a leading edge, wherein the main body comprises a base having a flat forward upper surface;
an inlet recessed aft from the leading edge a distance that is between 1 to 5 times a height of the inlet, wherein an aspect ratio is defined as a ratio of a width to the height of the inlet, and wherein the aspect ratio is between 3 and 7;
forward protrusions extending from the main body on opposite sides of the inlet, wherein at least one of the forward protrusions extends either above or below the height of the inlet, and wherein the forward protrusions form an entrance to the inlet;
an outlet nozzle proximate to an aft end of the main body, wherein the inlet is in fluid communication with the outlet nozzle;
wings extending from the aft end of the main body; and
canards extending from a fore end of the main body, wherein at least portions of the canards extend to a plane that is aft of the inlet.