Patent ID: 7568657
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft comprising, in combination: (a) a fuselage having a front end, a rear end and two lateral sides, said fuselage defining a substantially horizontal central longitudinal axis of the aircraft; (b) an aircraft tail arranged at the rear end of the fuselage and including a rudder and an elevator on each side of the fuselage, said rudder and elevator having movable surfaces for control of the aircraft; (c) a wing on each side of the fuselage, each wing having a front edge, a rear edge and an upper surface extending from the front edge to the rear edge thereof; (d) means for increasing the speed of an airstream flowing over the upper surface of each wing; and (e) an air deflector disposed on each side of the fuselage between the rear edge of each wing and the aircraft tail and having a deflection surface to deflect the airstream flowing over the upper surface of the wing in both a downward and a forward direction.