Patent ID: 6371406
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B64C,B64D,B64G,Y02T

Abstract:
A vehicle adapted for flight, comprising:an airframe comprising a top, side, and bottom; at least one top exhaust port on the airframe top; at least one side exhaust port on the airframe side; at least one bottom exhaust port on the airframe bottom, the top, side and bottom exhaust ports each comprising a door; a gas plenum in fluid communication with the exhaust ports; a gas plenum door; at least one air intake located on the airframe, the at least one air intake comprising a door; a fuel-burning gas-generating means adapted to produce gas, the fuel-burning gas-generating means in fluid communication with the at least one air intake; and a propellant-burning gas-generating means adapted to produce gas, the propellant-burning gas-generating means in fluid communication with both the fuel-burning gas-generating means and the gas plenum, the gas plenum door disposed between the fuel-burning gas-generating means and the propellant-burning gas-generating means, the gas plenum door adapted to control the fluid communication between the fuel-burning gas-generating means and the propellant-burning gas-generating means, wherein the gas is distributed within the gas plenum to the exhaust ports, wherein the thrust required for horizontal and vertical flight is obtained by the controlled flow of the gas out of at least one exhaust port.