Patent ID: 7819358
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: B64C,B64D

Abstract:
1. An aircraft with reduced environmental impact, having a fuselage with a longitudinal axis and a vertical mid-plane containing said longitudinal axis, said aircraft comprising: at least one engine provided with at least one pusher propeller, said engine having its axis at least substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of the fuselage and being mounted at the aft of the aircraft and on the top of the fuselage by way of a pylon which supports said engine and separates said engine from said fuselage, said pylon comprising an extension above said engine; and a movable cowling which is arranged around said propeller and jointed in one piece to said pylon, such that the efflux from said propeller can be oriented with respect to said axis of said engine so as to be able to control the direction and the pitch of said aircraft, without the need of a horizontal stabilizer and a vertical stabilizer for the aircraft a lower portion of said cowling being jointed to said pylon, whereas an upper portion of said cowling is jointed with respect to said extension; and at least one actuating unit supported by said pylon or said extension to turn said cowling with respect to said pylon.