VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: flying vehicles. SUBSTANCE: proposed aircraft has case, jet power plant and flight control mechanism. Power plant includes booster engine and ring- shaped reservoir connected with it and provided with nozzle; this reservoir is filled with working medium which is set in rotation relative to vertical axis and is then expelled from nozzle. Flight control mechanism is made in form of plates mounted on case of flying vehicle for contact with working medium being expelled. Booster engine is located inside or beyond case of flying vehicle. Nozzle is controllable from the standpoint of \ amount direction of discharge of working medium. EFFECT: extended field of application. 3 cl, 2 dwg