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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...
7357358 Aircraft leading edge device systems and corresponding sizing methods  
Aircraft leading edge device systems and methods for sizing such systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a spanwise lift coefficient distribution for an airfoil corresponding to at least one...
7338018 Systems and methods for controlling aircraft flaps and spoilers  
Systems and methods for controlling aircraft flaps and spoilers. Systems in accordance with some embodiments include a wing having a trailing edge, and a flap positioned proximate to the wing...
7338011 Method making it possible to prevent vibration of a rudder of an aircraft and aircraft using this method  
A method for preventing vibration of a rudder of an aircraft may have, on a lateral aerodynamic surface of the aircraft's rudder, a protruding aerodynamic element capable of generating an...
7322547 Aerospace vehicle leading edge slat devices and corresponding methods  
Aerospace vehicle leading edge slat devices and corresponding methods are generally disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward an aerospace vehicle system that includes an...
7309043 Actuation device positioning systems and associated methods, including aircraft spoiler droop systems  
Actuation device positioning systems and associated methods, including aircraft spoiler droop systems are generally disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a positioning...
7300021 Aerospace vehicle fairing systems and associated methods  
Aerospace vehicle fairing systems and associated methods, including fairings that house flap surface drive mechanisms on aircraft, are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed...
7270305 Aircraft leading edge apparatuses and corresponding methods  
Aircraft and leading edge apparatuses and corresponding methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an aircraft system includes an airfoil with a leading edge device that is movable among a retracted...
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...
EP1314885B1 Flexible serrated trailing edge for wind turbine rotor blade  
Abstract of EP1314885 A method for the improvement of wind turbine rotor efficiency blades of a wind turbine rotor with serrated trailing edges each having a plurality of span-wise, periodic...
7243881 Multi-function trailing edge devices and associated methods  
Trailing edge devices configured to carry out multiple functions, and associated methods of use and manufacture are disclosed. An external fluid flow body (e.g., an airfoil) configured in...
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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...
7114685 Wing for an aircraft or spacecraft  
The invention relates to a wing, a wing, a tail unit or grid fins for a flying object moving with supersonic speeds. The wing comprises leading edges and tailing edges. According to the invention,...
7065957 Segmented mixing device for jet engines and aircraft  
Disclosed is a means for reducing jet engine exhaust noise wherein mixing is enhanced between adjacent exhaust flows and between exhaust flow and free-stream flow. Also disclosed is a means for...
7059833 Method for improvement of the efficiency of a wind turbine rotor  
A method for the improvement of wind turbine rotor efficiency blades of a wind turbine rotor with serrated trailing edges each having a plurality of span-wise, periodic indentations, in the form of...
7059563 Systems, apparatuses, and methods for moving aircraft control surfaces  
Aircraft control surface operating systems and apparatuses, and associated methods of use. In one embodiment, an aircraft system includes an actuator operably coupled to a control surface in...
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...
6939108 Cooling fan with reinforced blade  
A circulatory device comprising a large diameter fan having reinforced fan blades with a tapered airfoil shape is disclosed. The fan blades may be formed using an extrusion method of fabrication,...
6869050 Profiled wing unit of an aircraft  
The deformation characteristic of a profiled aerodynamic aircraft component is improved by forming ridges ( 6, 7 ) in the top and bottom skin ( 4, 5 ) of the component. Two ridges ( 6, 7 ) form a...
6830436 Wind turbine provided with nacelle  
The blade structure of a wind turbine which has enough strength for sporadic large load and increased durability. The blade can be formed into a thinner blade profile, with which blade performance...
6684802 Serrated leech flaps for sails  
In an improved sail for a sailboat, the trailing edges of a pair of serrated flaps of sailcloth are attached to the trailing edge of the sail, one on each side; the leading portions of...
6634309 Device for reducing the resistance to the advancement of a motorboat on water  
A device for reducing the resistance to the advancement on water of a motorboat ( 1 ), including a keel ( 2 ), on the underside of which at least one step ( 3 ) is provided; projecting element ( 6...
6592072 Spanwise tailoring of divergent trailing edge wings  
A method for forming a transonic wing that segregates a baseline transonic wing into a plurality of airfoil segments that are collectively modified an optimized so as to tailor a spanwise variation...
EP1314885A1 Flexible serrated trailing edge for wind turbine rotor blade  
A method for the improvement of wind turbine rotor efficiency blades of a wind turbine rotor with serrated trailing edges each having a plurality of span-wise, periodic indentations, in the form a...
6471157 Device and method for reducing aircraft noise  
A noise abatement device that is positioned adjacent to a body. The noise abatement device generally includes tabs or cavities which thicken the shear layer created by fluid flow over, around, or...
EP1112928A2 Airfoil with performance enhancing trailing edge  
The aerofoil section has a suction side and a compression side when a flow passes round it. The trailing edge (2) diverges or is angled away from the rest of the section. The trailing edge has...
6173924 Low density flexible edge transition  
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a structural transition system for use between an aerodynamic lifting member and an aerodynamic control device attached thereto. The...
5901925 Serrated-planform lifting-surfaces  
A novel set of serrated-planform lifting surfaces produce unexpectedly high lift coefficients at moderate to high angles-of-attack. Each serration, or tooth, is designed to shed a vortex. The...
5533865 Wind turbine  
In order to reduce the noise nuisance caused during operation by rotor blades of a rotor of a wind turbine the rear edge of each blade is irregularly formed. In particular the saw-tooth form with a...
5492448 Rotary blades  
A rotary blade includes a fixed boundary layer control device extending spanwise on a lower surface adjacent the trailing edge to improve the lift/thrust characteristics of the blade especially at...
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