Patent ID: 7412825
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft comprising: an aircraft fuselage; a plurality of engines; at least one hub assembly mechanically coupled to said fuselage having a plurality of transport ducts, each transport duct for selectively receiving engine exhaust gas from one or more of said plurality of engines, said hub assembly being rotated by at least one of said engines; a flow path splitter duct; and a tandem rotor/wing coupled to said flow path splitter duct for each of said hub assemblies being mechanically coupled thereto, said tandem rotor/wing having a plurality of primary flow ducts correspondingly receiving engine exhaust gas from said plurality of transport ducts and passing engine exhaust gas to a select plurality of rotor/wing nozzles; wherein said flow path splitter duct comprises: