Patent 11414198 was granted and assigned to Rolls-Royce on August, 2022 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An aircraft propulsion system comprises a vertical lift propulsor mounted within a wing of the aircraft. The vertical propulsor comprises an electric motor comprising a rotor mounted to a plurality of propulsor blades, the motor further comprising a stator. The rotor is provided radially outwardly of the stator.