Patents Assigned to Edgley Aircraft Limited
  • Ducted propeller aircraft
    Patent number: 4544115
    Abstract: A ducted propeller aircraft from which visibility is excellent and which is capable of operating quietly and efficiently has a propeller shroud which serves as a primary load path to pass bending and torsional stresses to which the mainplane is subject in use between the portions of the mainplane either side of the shroud, the shroud defining a duct which is unimpinged upon by any portion of the turbulent airflow emanating from the mainplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Assignee: Edgley Aircraft Limited
    Inventor: John K. Edgley
  • Ducted propeller aircraft
    Patent number: 4371133
    Abstract: A ducted propeller aircraft from which visibility is excellent and which is capable of operating quietly and efficiently has a propeller shroud which serves as a primary load path to pass bending and torsional stresses to which the mainplane is subject in use between the portions of the mainplane either side of the shroud, the shroud defining a duct which is unimpinged upon by any portion of the turbulent airflow emanating from the mainplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1983
    Assignee: Edgley Aircraft Limited
    Inventor: John K. Edgley