Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Curved wingtip for aircraft
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Application No.: US15430661Application Date: 2017-02-13
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Publication No.: US11148788B2Publication Date: 2021-10-19
- Inventor: David James Swanson
- Applicant: Textron Aviation Inc.
- Applicant Address: US KS Wichita
- Assignee: Textron Aviation Inc.
- Current Assignee: Textron Aviation Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US KS Wichita
- Agency: Erise IP, P.A.
- Main IPC: B64C23/06
- IPC: B64C23/06

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a curved planar wingtip for a straight wing and a curved planar wingtip for a swept wing of an aircraft. The curved planar wingtips include a member that extends from the end of the wing in a direction aft of the wing trailing edge while remaining substantially planar with the wing. The curved planar wingtips curve continuously from leading and trailing edges of the wing to form a tip located aft of the wing. Other embodiments of the curved planar wingtip are configured for a horizontal or vertical tail. Yet another embodiment includes a curved wingtip that extends aft of a trailing edge of the wing by a distance greater than the curved wingtip extends above a top surface of the wing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170233065A1 CURVED WINGTIP FOR AIRCRAFT Public/Granted day:2017-08-17
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