Combination of a rotary prime mover-compressor with a vehicle, such as an aircraft

摘要

A readily reversible rotary apparatus combinable with an aircraft landing gear and other vehicles comprising a first mechanism selectively operable either as a compressor or as a prime mover selectively powered either by fluid pressure or by combustion of a confined fuel-air mixture under pressure and further comprising a second mechanism driven by the first for compressing air or a combustible mixture for controlled introduction into the expansion or combustion chambers of the first mechanism, said second mechanism being adapted for use also as a prime mover powered by fluid pressure. The flow of compressed and expanding gases in said apparatus is controlled primarily by rotatable elements.