OMNIDIRECTIONAL VARIABLE THRUST PROPELLER

Abstract

An omnidirectional variable thrust propeller for a vehicle includes a hub, plurality of blades, and a plurality of shafts. Each shaft is coaxially rotatably connected to a respective blade and extends through the hub at an acute angle to a hub longitudinal axis. Each shaft has a lever arm and an inner end portion which terminates inside the hub. A reciprocably moveable device engages the inner end portions of the blade shafts to uniformly rotate the blades in one direction when the device moves longitudinally in one direction and uniformly rotate the blades in an opposite direction when the device moves in an opposite direction to enable a change of thrust. Another device pivotally supports the reciprocably movable device at a variable acute angle to the longitudinal axis. Another device selectively move the reciprocably movable device about the pivot point to nonuniformly change the rotation or pitch of the blade that alters the propeller's thrust direction.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Inventor

• 1RONALD S. REICH

Sensitive facility: San Diego CA (SAIC/General Dynamics)

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