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7624732 Method and apparatus for extending flight crew's time of useful consciousness after decompression  
Systems and methods are provided for regulating the pressure within an aircraft flight crew area during and/or after a decompression event. For example, an aircraft may include a flight crew area,...
7445180 Actuation system for tail section of aircraft  
The invention is directed to an actuation system in an aircraft comprising a fuselage and a hinged tail section with at least one interlock component that engages a tail support, wherein the...
7367530 Aerospace vehicle yaw generating systems and associated methods  
Aerospace vehicle yaw generating systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a yaw generating system that can include an aerospace vehicle...
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...
7185859 ***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Aerospace vehicle yaw generating systems and associated methods
 
Aerospace vehicle yaw generating systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a yaw generating system that can include an aerospace vehicle...
7070144 Aircraft and missile afterbody flow control device and method of controlling flow  
The present invention relates to an afterbody flow control system and more particularly to aircraft or missile flow control system for enhanced maneuverability and stabilization. The present...
7048234 Adaptive flap and slat drive system for aircraft  
A drive station includes two drives connected via drive transmissions to one or more flaps or slats of a flap/slat group. The drives may be mechanically coupled to a rotational shaft, with a shaft...
6283407 Fuselage nose for controlling aerodynamic vehicles and method of utilizing same  
A control system for aerodynamic vehicles has a fuselage nose segment and at least one strake. The fuselage nose segment is rotationally adjustable with respect to the aircraft fuselage. The at...
5927645 Shovel nose pneumatic vortex control  
A system for facilitating the enhanced aerodynamic control of an aircraft having a fuselage including a forebody defining a frontal portion adapted to create a primary vortex under certain flight...
5901929 Control and augmentation of passive porosity through transpiration control  
A device for controlling pressure loading of a member caused by a fluid moving past the member or the member moving through a fluid. The device consists of a porous skin mounted over the solid...
5794887 Stagnation point vortex controller  
Means are described for controlling the asymmetry of the leeside vortices developing over a pointed object placed at an angle of attack in a flowing fluid. Unlike prior art, the stagnation point...
5564652 Body spoiler for yaw control of a supersonic airplane  
A body spoiler rotatably mounted within a recess formed within opposite sides of the forebody of a supersonic air vehicle and configured to conform with the fuselage of the vehicle. A sensor...
5326050 Aerodynamic surface distension system for high angle of attack forebody vortex control  
A deployable system for assisting flight control under certain flight conditions, such as at high angles of attack, whereby two inflatable membranes are located on the forebody portion of an...
5209430 Helicopter low-speed yaw control  
A system for improving yaw control at low speeds consists of one strake placed on the upper portion of the fuselage facing the retreating rotor blade and another strake placed on the lower portion...
5201829 Flight control device to provide directional control  
An airplane has a control device for providing a directional moment to control yaw during high angles of attack. The control device includes a chine support member carried at the forward end of the...
5186117 Submarine steering apparatus and method  
A submarine is steered by means of a special bow assembly. The submarine has a body formed with a contoured surface and a forward portion forming a bow. The assembly comprises an annular member...
5050819 Rotatable non-circular forebody flow controller  
The invention is a rotatable, non-circular forebody flow controller. The apparatus comprises a small geometric device located at a nose of a forebody of an aircraft or missile. The geometric device...
4917333 Actuated forebody strakes  
Actuated forebody strakes provide yaw control at high angles of attack. In one embodiment, the strakes are axially slidable in the forebody to be deployed out of slots provided for the strakes in...
4869443 Method of extending the performance of a specific jet aircraft  
A method of extending the maneuver, performance and flight safety of a specific fighter aircraft, namely, the F-16, is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a portion of the forebody strakes on...
4786009 Yaw and pitch control of air vehicles at high angles of attack  
Method and apparatus for controlling the yaw and pitch of air vehicles at high angles of attack by controlling the vortex pattern around the forebodies of the air vehicles by means of deflecting...
4501397 Method of stabilizing flight of a flying body and flight-stabilized flying body  
A method of stabilizing flight of a flying body having a circular cross-section by the use of a plurality of tripping wires, when the flying body flies in an air current at a high angle of attack...
3069112 Radome  
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