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7484694 Aircraft wing with extendible nose flap  
An aircraft wing including a wing box and a nose flap moveably connected to the wing box by first and second folding hinges. A first transverse link is pivotally connected to first portions of the...
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...
7264206 Leading edge flap apparatuses and associated methods  
The present invention is directed generally toward leading edge flap apparatuses and corresponding methods. One aspect of the invention is directed toward an aircraft system having an airfoil, an...
6866233 Reconfigurable porous technology for fluid flow control and method of controlling flow  
The present invention relates to a reconfigurable porous technology for fluid flow control system and more particularly to reconfigurable porosity fluid flow control system for vehicles such as...
6464171 Leading edge channel for enhancement of lift/drag ratio and reduction of sonic boom  
The leading edges of wings, nose assemblies, tails, fins, struts, and other components of aircraft, atmospheric entry vehicles and missiles in which the leading edge is blunted and the flight Mach...
6457680 Auxiliary airfoil for aircraft main wings  
A separating surface ( 6 ) is arranged on an additional airfoil for an aircraft main wing ( 3 ). The separating surface ( 6 ) is hinged on the main wing ( 3 ) and can be extended. The separating...
6435458 Tailored wing assembly for an aircraft moveable slat system  
A wing assembly for an aircraft moveable slat system has a fixed structure and a contoured surface. The fixed structure has an exterior surface defining an external contour and an internal surface...
6360997 Automatic wing-flap  
An automatic wing-flap that consists of the use of each side of the fuselage of additional small wings, which act simultaneously as individual wings and as flaps, fastened and divided with a...
6328265 Slot forming segments and slot changing spoilers  
A slot forming segment is inserted between two portions of a wing, which are adjacent along a longitudinal axis of wing, into a cove of a carved trailing edge of a leading portion of the adjacent...
6050527 Flow control device to eliminate cavity resonance  
A flow control device and method for eliminating flow-induced cavity resonance within a closed or nearly closed end flow passage (20) having an inlet opening (30) defined between an upstream inlet...
5775643 Passive flow control aero-optical turret assembly  
The invention provides an aero-optical turret assembly that provides high Strehl ratios throughout a wide range of azimuthal look angles. The turret assembly includes a duct extending from aft of...
5613649 Airfoil noise control  
Acoustic noise resulting from the interaction of a periodic pressure and velocity fluctuation induced by a periodically passing blade wake interacting with a downstream airfoil (10)is attenuated by...
5056741 Apparatus and method for aircraft wing stall control  
An aircraft swept wing which provides pitch stability during stall conditions. In a swept wing aircraft which has leading edge flaps which in their deployed position forms a slot between the slot...
5054721 Vertical takeoff aircraft  
A vertical takeoff ultralight aircraft having an operator controlled high volume vane axial fan in communication with a conduit configured to direct an air stream produced by the fan to a spanwise...
4962903 Cooling method and apparatus for wings and other fuselage components  
A method and apparatus for eliminating heat build-up caused by air friction on wings and other air foils, especially common in high-speed aircraft. As an aircraft is moving, a small portion of air...
4915327 Slat actuation and steering  
An actuation device for a slat, a rail for guiding and moving the slat into and out of an aircraft wing has the slat pivoted on the rail in a particular point (8); a thrust rod has one end hinged...
4834326 Wing flap operation  
Adjusting device for landing flaps covering a gap between a landing flap or flaps and a wing proper there being a driven torsion shaft for driving the flaps, whereby particularly a transmission...
4753402 Biased leading edge slat apparatus  
YAn aircraft leading edge slat is biased when at an extended location toward a first position wherein the trailing edge of the slat is a predetermined distance from the wing upper surface. The slat...
4702441 Aircraft wing stall control device and method  
A swept wing having a leading edge flap which in its deployed position forms a slot with the forward end portion of the wing. An elongate strip is positioned on the forward portion of the wing in a...
4610213 Pressure sensing on rigid sails  
Pressure tapping for rigid sails, the tappings (10, 11, 12, 15, 16) being located to either provide a stall warning or to enable tuning of the sailset to the desired operating angles. A particular...
4585192 Leading edge arrangements for aircraft wings  
A leading edge arrangement includes a fixed wing portion 10, a slat member 18 slidably mounted with respect thereto by an arm 14. The arm 14 is provided with an internal trackway 15 and external...
4544117 Leading edge flap and boundary layer control system  
The invention is a leading edge flap and boundary layer control system for an aircraft wing having a substantially sharp leading edge. The system comprises the wing 10 incorporating a spanwise slot...
4445655 Kreuger flap actuating mechanism for delta wing, canard type aircraft  
A Kreuger flap is hinge-mounted to the leading edge of an aircraft wing by a plurality of hinges hinged at one end internally of the wing, near its leading edge, and at the other end to the rear...
4437631 Drive for leading edge flaps of aircraft wings  
A leading edge slat of an aircraft wing is connected to the ends of two rods each of them being linked to a crank arm which, in turn, is swung over a particular angular range by means of a...
4437426 Wing type air foil assembly  
The present invention relates to a wing type air foil assembly that is adapted to be utilized by boats or vessels, or even vehicles, that is designed to function in the same general manner as a...
4422606 Automatic leading edge slat for aircraft  
A slat assembly is mounted upon the leading edge of an aircraft wing, and responds automatically to changes in air speed or in the angle of attack of the wing, to increase lift at lower air speeds,...
4358075 Anti-icing device for aerodynamic structures of aircraft  
To prevent deposition of ice on the frontal surface of for instance, the horizontal tail of aircraft anti-icing member is installed in front of the edge along its entire length. The member has an...
4285482 Wing leading edge high lift device  
A wing leading edge high-lift generating device in the form of a spanwise slat segment having both an upper and a lower surface, faired into an airfoil configured leading edge of a relatively...
4227665 Fixed leading edge slat spoiler for a horizontal stabilizer  
A horizontal stabilizer structure for improved stabilizer performance at positive and negative angles of attack is disclosed in which a leading edge slat/spoiler extending lengthwise along the...
4202519 Airfoil leading edge slat apparatus  
A leading edge slat apparatus especially adapted to be deployed from the undersurface of an airfoil without encountering excessive resistance from the airstream. The apparatus comprises a slat...
3971452 Aerodynamic device for improving the high speed running conditions of motorcycles  
An aerodynamic device for improving the high speed running conditions of motorcycles, comprising an airfoil fitted to the motorcycle to produce a negative lifting action approximately in the...
3949957 Actuating system for wing leading-edge slats  
The invention relates to a leading-edge slat actuating system comprising an intermediate slat having a trailing edge and hingedly connected to a beam fast with the main wing, a front slat hingedly...
3917193 Boundary layer control and anti-icing apparatus for an aircraft wing  
A boundary layer control (BLC) and anti-icing apparatus for an aircraft wing comprising a duct in thermal communication with the leading edge (nose) of the wing and a leading edge flap is...
3897029 Variable camber multi-slotted flaps  
An airfoil is specified with a double slotted leading edge flap having two members and adapted to be used together with a multi-slotted trailing edge flap. The leading edge flap uses two slots for...
3847369 CONTROL SURFACE DEPLOYMENT MECHANISM  
A deployment mechanism employing multiple, nonproportional, four-bar links for guiding the movement of an airfoil control surface. The linkages are connected at one of their ends to the airfoil...
3743219 HIGH LIFT LEADING EDGE DEVICE  
The retractable leading edge wing flap has a skin surface with tapered thickness in order that it can more easily assume the desired nonuniform degree of curvature when the flap is in its extended...
3638886 WING WITH SLOTTED FLAP MOUNTED AT THE LEADING EDGE AND/OR AT THE TRAILING EDGE  
This invention relates to a slotted flap adapted to be mounted on at least one edge of a wing and adapted to be pivoted outwardly therefrom, comprising a first portion positioned uppermost in the...
3556439 METHODS AND HIGH LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MAKING AN AIRCRAFT WING MORE EFFICIENT FOR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS  
A highly efficient aircraft wing is formed by drooping the leading edge portion and extending a leading edge flap for transforming the wing into the most efficient condition for takeoff, and by...
3524610 LEADING EDGE FLAP OF VARIABLE CAMBER AND THICKNESS  
3504870 AIRCRAFT WING VARIABLE CAMBER LEADING EDGE FLAP  
3486720 CONTINUOUS SLOT FORMING LEADING EDGE SLATS FOR CRANKED WINGS  
3375998 Leading edge flap and apparatus thereof  
3363859 Aircraft  
3273826 Variable airfoil high-lift slat and slot for aircraft  
3272458 Means for positioning a rotating wing slat device  
3246335 Double slotted flap  
3244384 High lift device actuating mechanism  
3208693 Lift augmenting device  
3195836 High lift slotted flap  
3179354 Convertiplane and apparatus thereof  
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