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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120012712 | AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY AND SPAR An aircraft assembly comprising: a pair of covers; a spar web extending between the covers in a thickness direction, the spar web having a length which extends in a span-wise direction; and a container which extends from the spar web and houses at least part of a system... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110101172 | Wing For An Aircraft The invention pertains to an aerodynamic body that can be adjusted relative to a main wing of an aircraft by means of an adjusting device, wherein a gap between the aerodynamic body and another aerodynamic body or a component of the fuselage or the main wing is formed o... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110101171 | Apparatus for Twisting a Wing to Increase Lift on Aircraft and Other Vehicles A method and apparatus for varying the twist of a wing such that induced drag is minimized or reduced during cruise and lift is maximized or increased at least during takeoff and landings. In addition, variations in the twist may produce yawing and rolling moments. The ... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110101170 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATOR An aircraft system may include an airfoil and a deployable device coupled to the airfoil. The system may further include a shape memory alloy actuator coupled between the airfoil and the deployable device. The actuator may be movable between a first position with the de... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20100266405 | Pressure Based Load Measurement A system and method for a pressure based load measurement system are provided. The system includes two pressure orifices arranged on a top surface and a bottom surface of an airfoil. The pressure differential between these two points is determined and an estimate of the... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20090261204 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARYING THE POROSITY OF AN AERODYNAMIC SURFACE A variable porosity system for an aircraft includes a first layer, a second layer and an actuator mechanism. Each of the first and second layers has at least one pore and are slidable relative to one another. The actuator mechanism is operative to move the first and sec... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090072094 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTABLE SURFACES Methods and apparatus for systems having deployable elements according to various aspects of the present invention comprise a system including a deployable surface and an adaptive actuator including a polymer foam. In one embodiment, the system comprises a vehicle inclu... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090026321 | MORPHING AIRCRAFT WITH TELESCOPIC LIFTING AND CONTROL SURFACES A morphing aircraft includes a lifting body and a telescopic lifting or control surface, such as a wing, coupled to the lifting body. The lifting surface is deployable between extended and retracted positions relative to the lifting body and configured such that, when d... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080191100 | System for controlling flight direction An aircraft that is enable to turn in a desired direction, and a method for controlling the flight direction of an aircraft, by employing differential drag on the respective wings. A control means that receives a control signal indicating a left turn increases the incid... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080149779 | Apparatus and method for twisting a wing to increase lift on aircraft and other vehicles A method and apparatus for varying the twist of a wing such that induced drag is minimized or reduced during cruise and lift is maximized or increased at least during takeoff and landings. In addition, variations in the twist may produce yawing and rolling moments. The ... | 06/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 20080128560 | System and method for deforming surfaces A system and method is described generally for producing surface deformations on a surface of a body. The system and method relate to a first surface being a surface of the body exposed to the fluid flow and at least one actuator affecting deformation of the first surfa... | 06/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 20070262206 | Multi-functional mission grip for a vehicle A mission control grip mounted to a consol to provide a crew interface with a multitude of systems through a multitude of Multi-Functional Displays (MFDs). The mission control grip includes a fist-shaped grip movable about a first axis and a second axis, a thumb-operate... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20050224633 | LOW-DRAG ROTOR/WING FLAP Rotor/wing aircraft having a low-drag flap are disclosed. In one embodiment, a rotor/wing aircraft includes an elongated blade having a body portion and a flap portion. The body portion has first and second edges and includes a non-symmetric portion proximate the second... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050133672 | Wing tip device An aircraft comprises a wing tip device, for example a winglet, a raked-tip device, a wing tip fence or a planar wing extension, mounted in the region of the tip of a wing on the aircraft. The wing tip device is rotatably moveable between a first position and a second p... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050116113 | DRAGLESS FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FLYING OBJECTS The Dragless Flight Control System for Flying Objects utilizes paired fins that are mounted to rotate in opposite directions. When no lift is desired during the object's flight, the fins are completely retractable into their housings recessed into the body of the object... | 06/02/2005 |
