Abstract: An aircraft having a frame assembly that supports a compressor having an outer shell that defines front and rear nozzle ports with rotatable nozzles for selectable vertical or horizontal thrust. The inner shell and the outer shell define an intake gap therebetween such as an annulus. A first fan unit within the inner shell and is configured to exhaust air through the front nozzle ports. A second fan unit within the outer shell intakes air through the intake gap and exhausts air through the rear nozzle ports. The fan units are preferably connected to one another via a drive shaft that is surrounded by a streamlining tube. The fan units each include a plurality of fans having stators therebetween. The stators have a plurality of stator arms with a wing structure pivotally attached to the trailing edge for angling air flow from a front to a rear fan.

Abstract: An aircraft, such as a radio controlled aircraft, capable of vertical take-off and landing. The aircraft has a compressor in a fuselage that contains an interconnected first and second fans driven by a motor. An intake provides air to the first fan, while a bypass duct directs airflow to the second fan. Air flow from the first fan to the second fan is controlled by a valve, which is operated in tandem with doors in the bypass duct. Nozzles direct air flow out of the compressor in a selected one of a vertical or non-vertical direction for conventional flight or for hover. Hover tubes are provided to adjust the aircraft in pitch, yaw and roll. The hover tubes operate simultaneously with conventional flight controls.

Abstract: A vectored thrust compressor for use in remote controlled aircraft comprising a housing having a forwardly facing air intake is disclosed. Two pair of vectorable thrust nozzles connect to the housing and project from opposite sides of the housing. A first pair is disposed at the forward end of the housing and a second pair is located at the aft end. Each thrust nozzle is adjustable such that the thrust nozzles are rotatable simultaneously by remote control. A first ducted-fan is located in the forward end of the housing and is connected to a drive shaft. A portion of the air flow generated by the first ducted-fan is diverted through the forward pair of thrust nozzles. A second ducted-fan is situated in the aft end of the housing, forward of the second pair of thrust nozzles, and is also connected to the drive shaft. The drive shaft may be turned by a conventional engine.