Patent ID: 8573528
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. A vertical take-off and landing gyroplane, comprising: a fuselage coupled to a strut frame located above the fuselage, the strut frame having a rotor head mounted on the strut frame through a frame joint and having a forward-offset pitch trunnion; the rotor head further including a torsional hub formed of substantially straight composite plates; a rocking joint above the torsional hub and mounted on a hollow hub-shaft, wherein the rocking joint is oriented at an angle of not more than 40° to a longitudinal axis of the torsional hub; the torsional hub having a plurality of plates with a rotor blade coupled to each plate; an engine within the fuselage having a pusher propeller coupled to the engine, the pusher propeller having an adjustable pitch; at least one vertical tail fin with a rudder, the tail fin mated to the fuselage; and a tricycle landing gear below the fuselage.