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7413262 Hub for wheel of human powered vehicle  
A hub for a human powered vehicle includes a rotation axis, a hub body formed generally symmetrically about the rotation axis, the hub body having a radially-outward-facing surface that includes a...
7410133 Miniature trailing edge effector for aerodynamic control  
Improved miniature trailing edge effectors for aerodynamic control are provided. Three types of devices having aerodynamic housings integrated to the trailing edge of an aerodynamic shape are...
7407135 Aircraft provided with a belly fairing, and corresponding belly fairing  
In an aircraft comprising a fuselage and a belly fairing, the fairing is made of two independent parts. For example, a first part of the fairing comprises a front section, a central section and a...
7392963 Supersonic flight vehicle  
A supersonic guided weapon has radiation sensitive apparatus carried behind a radiation transparent window the window being formed within an open recess in the weapon nose, the recess being such...
7380756 Single dielectric barrier aerodynamic plasma actuation  
A single dielectric barrier aerodynamic plasma actuator apparatus based on the dielectric barrier discharge phenomenon is disclosed and suggested for application to aerodynamic uses for drag...
7357351 Linear shock wave absorber  
A linear cavity is provided on the leading edge of an object that is subject to the flow of liquids or gasses, where said cavity preferably has a wall that follows the curvature of a diminishing...
7334760 Flow control device and method of controlling flow  
The present invention relates to a flow control device and more particularly to reactive self-contained modular flow control device with deployable flow effectors. The present invention further...
7331752 Method of conversion of continuous medium flow energy and device for conversion of continuous medium flow energy  
A device and method for conversion of the energy of medium flows are provided. The proposed device and method ensure suppression of the vortex streams in the flow on the leg of its motion along the...
7311287 Methods for incorporating area ruled surfaces in a supersonic aircraft  
A vertical stabilizer is configured to minimize the rate of change of cross-sectional area distribution of the vehicle or device to which the vertical stabilizer is mounted. One or more...
7309046 Method for determination of fuselage shape of supersonic aircraft, and fuselage front section shape  
Objectives to be achieved by this invention are the provision of a method for determining the ultimate fuselage shape of supersonic aircraft by integral modification of the upper and lower surface...
7278825 Method and system for regulating fluid over an airfoil or a hydrofoil  
The present invention features a fluid flow regulator that functions to influence fluid flow across an airfoil or hydrofoil, as well as various rotating or rotary devices, including propellers,...
7278609 Movable nose cap and control strut assembly for supersonic aircraft  
A nose cap and control strut assembly for supersonic aircraft is disclosed. In one embodiment, the nose cap extends forward from the nose of the aircraft to deflect shock waves and decrease draft...
7270520 Fairing for the rotor of a rotorscraft  
A fairing C is arranged on a rotor 9 of a rotorcraft having a cap 5 secured to the end 10 of the head of the rotor 9 . The fairing C further comprises at least one air deflector member D...
7252263 Design methods and configurations for supersonic aircraft  
Methods for configuring aircraft that may be implemented to integrate aircraft sonic boom constraint requirements with the design process for a supersonic aircraft, for example, to reconcile a...
7216922 Fairing panel retainer apparatus  
A fairing panel retainer can include a retainer strip that is configured to conform to the contour of a vehicle body. The retainer strip includes alternating body attachment segments and raised...
7150435 Type aircraft  
The present invention relates to a new type aircraft. The aircraft includes the airframe and wing, characterized in that the transverse section of airframe has an oblate (oval) profile with...
7150434 Vehicle wake vortex modifier  
Wake vortices are made less detectable or reduced in their effect on nearby vehicles by re-orientation of vorticity about an axis in the direction of vehicle motion to transverse vorticity...
7121511 Shock wave modification method and system  
A shock wave in a gas is modified by emitting energy to form an extended path in the gas; heating gas along the path to form a volume of heated gas expanding outwardly from the path; and directing...
7118072 Method for reducing resistance of flying object using expandable nose cone  
It is an object of the present invention to provide a flying object using a thin elongated nose cone with a small tip angle for reducing the air resistance during flying, wherein the maximum...
7118071 Methods and systems for controlling lower surface shocks  
Methods and systems for controlling shocks on airfoil lower surfaces are disclosed. An airfoil in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes an upper surface portion having an upper...
7114785 Aerodynamic surfaced bicycle wheel  
A bicycle wheel includes a tire engaging portion located at the outward perimeter of the wheel, an inner portion located radially inward from the tire engaging portion A pair of air engaging side...
7108225 More aerodynamic wheel fairings for small airplanes  
The invention described here provides better aerodynamics in airplane wheel fairings. A great improvement is achieved by putting doors on the fairing that completely enclose the wheel. This...
7100867 Lifting foil  
A lifting foil for an aircraft, a hydrofoil or the like having a pair of courses or wings. Vortex losses due to spanwise fluid flow are substantially reduced by joining the tips of the courses with...
7070850 Drag reduction article and method of use  
An article for reducing the drag caused by a fluid flowing over a surface comprises a backing layer having an outer, exposed patterned surface that reduces drag, and an adhesive bonding layer for...
7070146 Aircraft thickness/camber control device for low sonic boom  
An aircraft thickness/camber control device mounts to the lower surface of a airfoil configuration, for example on a fuselage, and extends along a longitudinal axis. The device, when deployed,...
7063289 Helicopter tail section  
A vertical stabilizer ( 38 ) is supported by and projects upwardly and rearwardly from the tail portion ( 14 ) of a helicopter fuselage ( 12 ). A tail rotor (TSR) is mounted on the vertical...
7048505 Method and system for regulating fluid flow over an airfoil or a hydrofoil  
The present invention features a fluid flow regulator that functions to significantly influence fluid flow across an airfoil or hydrofoil, as well as various rotating or rotary devices, including...
7048230 Laminar flow nacelle for an aircraft engine  
A laminar flow nacelle for an aircraft engine ( 10 ) has an outer member ( 26 ) defining an aerodynamic shape. The nacelle ( 24 ) has an inner member ( 28 ) defining a chamber ( 30 ) with the outer...
7041363 Solid body with microstructured surface  
The invention relates to a solid body of plastic, glass, ceramic or metal which has at least partially a microstructured surface with rows oriented in a preferential direction of cross-sectionally...
7000870 Laminar flow wing for transonic cruise  
In combination, an aircraft wing and fuselage, comprising the wing having camber at or near the wing leading edge which has blunted sharpness and low sweep angle, and the fuselage having...
6986484 VTOL aircraft external load drag reduction system  
A drag reduction system extends from an underside of a VTOL aircraft forward of a four-point sling system. The four-point sling system carries an external load close to an underside of the airframe...
6978971 Methods and apparatuses for controlling airflow proximate to engine/airfoil systems  
Methods and apparatuses for controlling airflow proximate to engine/airfoil systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, an aircraft system includes an airfoil and an engine unit at least proximate to...
6969029 Methods and systems for removing material from aircraft flight surfaces  
Methods and systems for removing material from aircraft flight surfaces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an aircraft nacelle includes an inlet housing having a lip, a wiper positioned at...
6964397 Nacelle chine installation for drag reduction  
An apparatus and a method for reducing drag over an aircraft wing assembly in operational angle of attack situations are disclosed. The aircraft wing assembly includes a wing and an engine nacelle...
6957792 Lifting arrangement for aircraft fuselages  
A lifting arrangement for aircraft fuselages that consists of placing longitudinal vertical or slanted fins or plates on the lower and lateral lower part of the whole fuselage, said fins forming a...
6908063 Vortex shedding and drag force reduction  
Smoothly curved protuberances ( 8, 26, 34 ) are added to an elongate body ( 2, 16, 18, 20, 22, 32 ) to modify the fluid flow to reduce the drag Force F drag and the forces induced by vortex...
6899302 Method and device for altering the separation characteristics of flow over an aerodynamic surface via hybrid intermittent blowing and suction  
An active flow control device and method for improving the aerodynamic efficiency of airfoils. The device and method pertain to the application of hybrid intermittent suction or intake of...
6892989 Method for reducing the drag of blunt-based vehicles by adaptively increasing forebody roughness  
A method for reducing drag upon a blunt-based vehicle by adaptively increasing forebody roughness to increase drag at the roughened area of the forebody, which results in a decrease in drag at the...
6869045 Helicopter tail section and retrofit method  
A vertical stabilizer ( 38 ) is supported by and projects upwardly and rearwardly from the tail portion ( 14 ) of a helicopter fuselage ( 12 ). A tail rotor (TSR) is mounted on the vertical...
6863245 Aerodynamic profile with an adjustable flap  
An aerodynamic profile has an adjustable flap, which has a forward profile area as well as a rearward profile area situated in the downward current, bounded by a pressure-side covering skin as well...
6857604 Shock wave absorber  
A cavity is provided on the leading edge of an object that is subject to the flow of liquids or gasses, where said cavity preferably has a wall that follows the curvature of a diminishing sine...
6857598 Integrated high-speed aircraft and associated methods of manufacture  
Integrated high-speed aircraft, such as high-speed transport aircraft, and associated methods of manufacture. In one embodiment, a high-speed transport aircraft includes a fuselage having a first...
6854687 Nacelle integration with reflexed wing for sonic boom reduction  
A method for integrating an engine nacelle below the wing of a supersonic aircraft with low sonic boom capabilities includes determining the shape of a reflexed portion of the airfoil on the...
6824109 Lift adjusting device for aircraft  
The invention utilizes a computer-controlled moving band, typically on an airplane, to increase the apparent speed and therefore the lift of any body moving through a fluid. The invention will...
6824108 Active drag modulation system and method  
A vehicle traveling through an environmental media such as air experiences drag. The drag is actively modulated by energy beams which may either increase or decrease the drag. The energy beams may...
6824092 Aircraft tail configuration for sonic boom reduction  
A supersonic aircraft comprises a wing having upper and lower surfaces and extending from a leading edge to a trailing edge and at least two engine nacelles coupled to the lower surface of the wing...
6821090 Gust alleviation/flutter suppression device  
An active control device is disclosed comprising an array of actively controlled oscillating air jets disposed on an aircraft structure. In a preferred embodiment, the device senses parameters...
6805325 Surface plasma discharge for controlling leading edge contamination and crossflow instabilities for laminar flow  
The present invention provides a system and method for controlling leading edge contamination and crossflow instabilities for laminar flow on aircraft airfoils that is lightweight, low power,...
6793177 Active drag and thrust modulation system and method  
A vehicle traveling through an environmental media such as air experiences drag. The drag is actively modulated by energy beams which may either increase or decrease the drag. The energy beams may...
6789769 Flexible airflow separator to reduce aerodynamic noise generated by a leading edge slat of an aircraft wing  
A slat is selectively extended from a main wing body, with a concave rear surface of the slat facing a convex forward nose surface of the wing body, with a slat gap therebetween. At least one row...
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