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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120049007 | AIRCRAFT WING MODIFICATION AND RELATED METHODS A transferable modified leading edge for a wing is detachably mountable to a parent wing. The parent wing may use a NACA 23000-series airfoil. A modified wing tip may be used in conjunction with the modified leading edge. The modified leading edge can be mounted to a pa... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110309202 | Wingtec Holding Limited A control device (16) for a wing (10) comprises an airbox assembly (16) connected to an aerofoil wing tip (17). The airbox assembly (16) includes passages (23) that receive air from the lower surface of the aerofoil (10) ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110272529 | Hamilton H.N2 laminar flow diskette wing A wing assembly has a wing and one or more no-bias laminar flow oval diskettes that are fixed on a support structure along the C/L (center of lift) of an airfoil, of an aircraft wing. The benefit of an oval diskette with laminar flow is that it has no speed limitations ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110127383 | ACTIVE WINGLET An active winglet includes a body portion substantially parallel to a wing of an aircraft, as if it were an extension of the wing, and an angled portion that projects at an upward angle from the body portion. The body portion is attachable to an aircraft wing and includ... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110001014 | TWIN VORTEX VTOL AIRCRAFT Apparatus and method of using a generated vortex atop a disc-shaped wing to achieve vertical take-off and sustained flight of an aircraft. Included are apparatus and means of controlling said flight.... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100320331 | Unitary, Self-Stiffened and Pivoting Composite Panel, in Particular for a Mobile Part of an Aircraft The invention relates to a panel pivoting about an axis parallel to a side of the panel, which comprises a first continuous coating (1),a main structural frame of a composite stiffener (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) connected to the coating (1) and including a sti... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100252674 | Reducing runway requirement for aircraft Runway length requirement for take-off and landing of an aircraft is reduced by taking advantage of dynamic lift overshoot, and in some cases, dynamic stall. In take-off and landing, the angle of attack is rapidly increased so that the lift coefficient exceeds the maxim... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100148010 | AIRCRAFT WING MODIFICATION AND RELATED METHODS A transferable modified leading edge for a wing is detachably mountable to a parent wing. The parent wing may use a NACA 23000-series airfoil. A modified wing tip may be used in conjunction with the modified leading edge. The modified leading edge can be mounted to a pa... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100044519 | METHOD OF REDUCING THE COMPRESSIBILITY DRAG OF A WING, AND CONTAINER INPLEMENTING THE METHOD The present invention provides a method of reducing the compressibility drag of wing, and it also provides a container implementing the method. The container (10, 10′, 10″) is provided successively with a front portion (11) in the vicinity of its leadi... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090302167 | Apparatus and method for use on aircraft with spanwise flow inhibitors An aircraft can include a wing with a leading edge and a trailing edge. The wing has a main body and movable control surfaces coupled to the main body. The wing generates lifting forces when the aircraft is in flight. The movable control surfaces can be used to control ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090230251 | AIRPLANE ENGINE PYLON COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PROTRUDING ELEMENT TO GENERATE A VORTEX OF THE AIRFLOW A wing arrangement of an aircraft has a wing and at least one pylon for suspending an engine below the wing. The wing has a leading edge with a high-lift device, which is able to move between a deployed position in which the high-lift device projects forward of the lead... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090206206 | Highly efficient supersonic laminar flow wing Improved supersonic laminar flow wing structure, on a supersonic aircraft, having one or more of the following:
| 08/20/2009 |
| 20090194640 | Apparatus system and method for drag reduction An apparatus, method and system for combining aerodynamic design with engine power to increase synergy between the two and increase climb performance, engine-out performance, and fuel efficiency for a variety of aircraft or the like.... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090173838 | Narrow Wing System for Airplanes An extra narrow wing system for airplanes combining the advantages of sufficient lift like a conventional airplane wing with reduced space requirements. A V-shaped nudge at the back side of the main wing helps to overcome the limitations of extreme delta-wings and allow... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173834 | ELEMENT FOR GENERATING A FLUID DYNAMIC FORCE This invention relates to an element (11) for generating a fluid dynamic force, the element (11) comprising first (13) and second (15) surfaces extending in opposite directions from a leading edge (17) of the element (11) and me... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090118874 | Systems and methods for controlling aircraft electrical power Systems and methods for controlling aircraft electrical power are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes an electric motor, an aircraft load coupled to the electric motor and powered by the electric motor, and a motor controller coupled to the el... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20080265102 | DEPLOYABLE FLAP EDGE FENCE A method and systems are disclosed for reducing fluid flow noise. The method and systems use a thermal mechanism to deploy a flap edge fence during landing and/or other operating conditions, and stow the flap edge fence during other operational conditions such as cruise... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080128561 | Active control of a body by altering surface drag A system and method is described generally for deforming a first surface of a body and deforming a second surface of a body to alter a fluid flow in order to change the characteristics of the fluid flow about the body and thereby control the fluid dynamic forces on the ... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080116321 | Lift spoiler for parked aircraft A lift spoiler for use on the wings of parked aircraft to reduce lift forces produces by the aircraft wings and that are produced during storms and high wind speed conditions. The lift spoiler includes a generally rectangular spoiler panel that is supported relative to ... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080061192 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING TRAILING VORTEX WAKES OF LIFTING OR THRUST GENERATING BODIES This patent provides for a method and apparatus for mitigating the formation of concentrated wake vortex structures generated from lifting or thrust-generating bodies and maneuvering control surfaces wherein the use of contour surface geometries promotes vortex-mixing o... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20070152104 | Method and system for flow control with arrays of dual bimorph synthetic jet fluidic actuators A system and method for control of a fluid flow. The system includes an array of interdependent fluidic actuators, each including a chamber, a flow control port, and opposite side walls configured to expand apart and contract together to flow a control fluid through the... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20060192058 | Aircraft with articulated leading edge of fuselage and wings An articulated leading edge for the fuselage and wings of an aircraft is disclosed. The leading edge may be moved from an undeflected or retracted position adjacent to the fuselage and wings to a deflected or extended position. The leading edge includes fuselage and win... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060038086 | System for setting the span load distribution of a wing A system for setting a span load distribution of a wing of an aircraft with a base flap system comprises at least one inboard flap element and one outboard flap element, which elements in the direction of the span are arranged on the trailing edge of the wing, and can b... | 02/23/2006 |
| 20050011993 | 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 mounted to the wing. A nacelle chine is mounted on an outboard side of th... | 01/20/2005 |
