| 摘要 |
A ducted air power plant, comprising a motor driven fan (7) situated in a du ct (4), the fan (7) having an air intake side and in operation providing a high pressure air stream in the duct, and the fan being located adjacent air splitter means (18), the air splitter means (18) being arranged to divert th e air stream into two or more subsidiary streams for delivery to respective je t nozzles (9) of the plant. The plant may be used in a vehicle such as an aircraft in order to provide a vertical take-off and hover capability as wel l a level flight power source. |
