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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132763 | Aircraft highlift system The present invention relates to an aircraft high-lift system with at least one drive unit for operating the high-lift systems of the half wings (half-wing systems) and with at least one overload protection to avoid undesirably high operating torques in the half-win... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128039 | Aerodynamic surface assembly for aircraft Disclosed is a set of aerodynamic surfaces for an aircraft. There is included in the set a fixed aerodynamic surface delimited by two external walls which, at the rear, converge toward one another. A mobile flap extends the external walls, forming a mobile trailing-... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8109473 | Slotted high lift aerofoils A slotted aerofoil configuration is provided in which the leading element thereof is contoured to provide mild stall characteristics. A wing based partially or fully on such an aerofoil, an air vehicle including such wings, and a method for designing an aerofoil are... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104721 | Airfoil for an aircraft and aircraft The invention relates to the monitoring of the landing flaps on an airfoil (2) for an aircraft (1), and to an aircraft (1) having such an airfoil (2). The airfoil (2) has a wingbox (3), a support (5) which is mounted ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8087618 | Propulsion system and method for efficient lift generation A propulsion system for an aircraft includes an airfoil, an engine having an engine cowling carried by the airfoil and configured to produce exhaust gases that are predominantly directed toward an aft end of the airfoil by the engine cowling as engine exhaust, a pro... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8070106 | Aircraft wing and flap deployment system An aircraft wing including: a main wing element; and a flap connected to the main wing element by a deployment system which can deploy the flap from a retracted position to an extended position, wherein the wing has a trailing edge which is swept, at least in the re... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8006941 | System for reducing aerodynamic noise at a supplementary wing of an aircraft A system for reducing aerodynamic noise of a supplementary wing of an aircraft is provided. The supplementary wing is hinged to a main wing and is extendable when a gap region between the main wing and the supplementary wing is opened. The system includes a separati... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006940 | Method and apparatus for deploying an auxiliary lift foil Apparatus connecting an auxiliary lift foil, such as a flap or slat, to a main lift element. The apparatus comprises: a drop link pivotally coupled to the main lift element by a first hinge and to the auxiliary lift foil by a second hinge, wherein the drop link is s... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7992827 | Wings for aircraft A wing for an aircraft is provided, including at least a first wing portion configured for providing high-lift mild stall characteristics at least at Reynolds numbers in the range between about 0.3*106 and about 2.0*106, and at least a second w... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7946535 | Highly efficient supersonic laminar flow wing An improved supersonic laminar flow wing structure, on a supersonic aircraft, having one or more of the following: a strake extending forwardly of the wing inboard extent, a raked wing tip, a reversed fillet at the strake or fuselage junction, an inboard leading edg... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7891611 | Systems and methods for controlling aircraft flaps and spoilers Systems and methods for controlling aircraft flaps and spoilers are disclosed. Systems in accordance with some embodiments include a wing having a trailing edge, and a flap positioned at least partially aft of the wing trailing edge and being deployable relative to ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7861978 | Drive and guide arrangement for a flap which is arranged on an aircraft mainplane A drive and guidance apparatus for a trailing-edge/landing flap,-arranged on an aircraft mainplane, the apparatus comprising a six-element guide chain having seven rotating joints and one or more shafts; a first coupling element mounted via a crank connected to the ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7823840 | Systems and methods for control of engine exhaust flow Coanda Effect and lift produced along a surface of an airfoil are increased by ducting compressed fluid from the engine to the surface of the airfoil. An engine produces exhaust gases that are predominantly directed toward an aft end of the aircraft by a cowling or ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7766281 | System for reducing aerodynamic noise at a supplementary wing of an aircraft A system for reducing aerodynamic noise of a supplementary wing of an aircraft is provided. The supplementary wing is hinged to a main wing and is extendable when a gap region between the main wing and the supplementary wing is opened. The system includes a separati... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766282 | Trailing edge device catchers and associated systems and methods Trailing edge device catchers and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes a wing having a wing support, a trailing edge device carried by and movable relative to the wing and having a device support, and a co... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7744040 | Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices with non-parallel motion paths, and associated methods Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices with non-parallel motion paths, and associated methods are disclosed. A device in accordance with one embodiment includes a wing and an inboard trailing edge device coupled to the wing and movable relative to the win... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7611099 | Seal assemblies for use with drooped spoilers and other control surfaces on aircraft Aerodynamic seals for use with control surfaces on aircraft are described herein. In one embodiment, a seal assembly for use with an aircraft includes a first seal member and a second seal member. The first seal member has a first proximal portion configured to be a... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7600718 | Pivoted flap mechanism for adjusting an aerodynamic pivoted flap associated with a wing A pivoted flap mechanism for adjusting an aerodynamic pivotable flap associated with a wing, including: an actuating device including a gear device; a drive device including a drive arm that rotates about an axis, and which is structured and arranged to load the act... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7546984 | Flap interconnection system for aircraft Described is an interconnection system, in particular for flaps which are located side-by-side, on an aircraft wing, for example landing flaps or high-lift flaps. The interconnection system is in particular characterised in that it comprises a correspondingly guided... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7520471 | Aircraft wing, method for operating an aircraft wing, and use of a pivotable trailing edge on a main wing of an aircraft, for adjusting the shape and width of an air gap An aircraft wing comprises a main wing with a pivotable trailing edge and a lift-assisting flap on the rear of the wing. The lift-assisting flap is coupled to the main wing and is designed in such a way that in its retracted state, the lift-assisting flap abuts the ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7500641 | Aerospace vehicle flow body systems and associated methods Flow body systems and associated methods, including aerospace vehicle control surface systems are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward an aerospace vehicle system that includes a first flow body that can be coupleable to an aerospace vehi... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7494094 | Aircraft wing systems for providing differential motion to deployable lift devices Systems and methods for providing differential motion to wing high lift devices are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a wing having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first deployable lift device with a first spanwise lo... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7475854 | Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices with non-parallel motion paths, and associated methods Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices with non-parallel motion paths, and associated methods are disclosed. A device in accordance with one embodiment includes a wing and an inboard trailing edge device coupled to the wing and movable relative to the win... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7455264 | Reconfiguration control system for an aircraft wing Independently deflectable control surfaces are located on the trailing edge of the wing of a blended wing-body aircraft. The reconfiguration control system of the present invention controls the deflection of each control surface to optimize the spanwise lift distrib... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7437955 | Device for determining the rotation angle of a shaft in an aircraft Nowadays position pickup units are commonly used in order to measure the rotation position of a shaft for operating a landing flap or landing slat or a brake flap in an aircraft. In the case of failure of such a position pickup unit (PPU) the corresponding drive mot... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7410133 | Miniature trailing edge effector for aerodynamic control Improved miniature trailing edge effectors for aerodynamic control are provided. Three types of devices having aerodynamic housings integrated to the trailing edge of an aerodynamic shape are presented, which vary in details of how the control surface can move. A bu... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7367532 | High lift longitudinal axis control system A bipartite, full span airplane flap system having an inboard flap portion and an outboard flap portion, wherein the outboard flap portion includes an integrated aileron mounted on its substantially equivalent spanwise length. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 design condition and at least one aircraft angle of attack is identified,... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354022 | Device for monitoring tiltable flaps on aircraft wings A device for monitoring tiltable flaps on aircraft wings including rotary sensors at the rotary axis of the flap and associated with each actuating element. A rotation sensor is connected to the actuating elements by a spring band. The band is a coupled for angle tr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341222 | Micro-unmanned aerodynamic vehicle A MEMS-based micro-unmanned vehicle includes at least a pair of wings having leading wing beams and trailing wing beams, at least two actuators, a leading actuator beam coupled to the leading wing beams, a trailing actuator beam coupled to the trailing wing beams, a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 trailing edge and being deployable relative to the wing between a first fl... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 aerodynamic effect tending to rotate the rudder about its articulation axis. A... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331548 | Control linkage for T-tail aircraft elevator surfaces Systems and methods for implementing control linkages that may be employed to produce synchronous motion in two adjacent controlled devices controlled by a common input. In one example implementation, a semi-rigid modified constant velocity (CV) joint control linkag... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316539 | Vane assembly with metal trailing edge segment Embodiments of the invention relate to a vane assembly formed by a forward airfoil segment and an aft airfoil segment. The aft segment is made of metal and can define the trailing edge of the vane assembly. The forward segment can be made of ceramic, CMC or metal. T... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311288 | Aircraft wing structure and a method for decreasing flight speed of the aircraft The invention provides a wing structure for an aircraft, including a top skin and a bottom skin defining a primary wing surface, the surface having a width, a length, a leading edge and a trailing edge; a flap having a width smaller than the width of the wing surfac... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 toward a fairing system that includes a fairing mounted to an airfoil. Th... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293744 | Lift-flap mechanism Lift flap mechanism for adjusting a lift flap assigned to an airplane wing by means of a driving system, the lift flap mechanism comprising a main connection mechanism and a secondary connection mechanism in the form of a guide lever disposed in an articulated manne... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278679 | Automotive vehicle with structural panel having selectively deployable shape memory alloy elements A structural panel for an automotive vehicle includes an outer panel and a variable strength inner panel attached to the outer panel. The inner panel utilizes active elements formed from shape memory alloy (SMA). A controller activates the SMA elements so as to tran... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275722 | 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 seco... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 actuator driver, and a leading edge device with two flow surfaces and ... | 09/04/2007 |
