摘要:
An air vehicle includes an airfoil designed for transonic flight. The airfoil has a region of supersonic flow during transonic flight. A surface of the airfoil has upstream and downstream orifices at or within the region. The air vehicle further includes an active flow control system for controlling air vehicle motion during transonic flight by controlling flow through the orifices to alter strength and location of a shock wave in the region. The system creates an aerodynamic imbalance to move the shock wave.
摘要:
A jet aircraft includes an aircraft integrated, fluid vectoring, exhaust nozzle system. Implementation of this disclosure may eliminate or reduce the size of the aircraft vertical stabilizer and rudder assembly, thereby potentially improving aircraft survivability and increasing aircraft thrust-to-weight ratio.
摘要:
A jet aircraft includes an aircraft integrated, fluid vectoring, exhaust nozzle system. Implementation of this disclosure may eliminate or reduce the size of the aircraft vertical stabilizer and rudder assembly, thereby potentially improving aircraft survivability and increasing aircraft thrust-to-weight ratio.
摘要:
An air vehicle includes an airfoil designed for transonic flight. The airfoil has a region of supersonic flow during transonic flight. A surface of the airfoil has upstream and downstream orifices at or within the region. The air vehicle further includes an active flow control system for controlling air vehicle motion during transonic flight by controlling flow through the orifices to alter strength and location of a shock wave in the region. The system creates an aerodynamic imbalance to move the shock wave.
摘要:
A flow control actuator 10 for a body exposed to fluid flow comprises first and second flow surfaces 14, 16 spaced to define an elongate gap 20 therebetween. An elongate control element is disposed in or adjacent the gap and has an externally facing arcuate surface and defines a first slot 24 between the control element and said first flow surface and a second slot between said control element and said second flow surface 26. The control element 22 is moveable to allow the width of said slots to be adjusted generally proportionally. The flow of pressurized flow control fluid passes from a plenum chamber 30 out through one or both slots 24, 26 to be deflected around the arcuate surface under the influence of the Coanda effect. The flow control actuator 10 may be provided in the trailing or leading edge of an aerofoil; alternatively it may be provided between two surfaces spaced to provide said gap but otherwise providing a generally continuous surface.
摘要:
A method and system 10 for controlling fluid flow 12 in relation to a body or foil 14. The system 10 has one or more channels 16, at least some of which having an inlet port 18 and an outlet port 20 defined in the foil 14 through which at least some of the fluid 12 may flow. The inlet port 18 is defined adjacent to a leading edge region 22 of the foil 14 and the outlet port 20 is located in a another region 24 of the foil. Optionally, a differential vectoring means 24 provides a differential mass flow rate across the foil 14 to provide a resultant force that in one illustrative environment creates, enhances, or stops a rolling action of the foil 14.
摘要:
A method of generating lift for a vehicle including a gas turbine engine having a combustor, a core flow heated by the combustor, and a bypass flow which bypasses the combustor. The method includes segregating at least a portion of the core flow from the bypass flow, directing the segregated portion of the core flow in a first direction to generate lift for the vehicle, segregating at least a portion of the bypass flow from the core flow, and directing the segregated a portion of the bypass flow in a second direction to generate lift for the vehicle.
摘要:
Aircraft including an airframe having a fuselage extending between a forward end and an aft end and a fixed wing extending laterally from the fuselage. The aircraft includes a power plant mounted on the airframe producing exhaust during operation. The aircraft includes a rotor/wing rotatably mounted on the airframe including a plurality of blades and an adjustable nozzle mounted on the airframe downstream from the power plant exhaust for selectively directing the power plant exhaust to exit the aircraft at a pre-selected angle with respect to the airframe within a range of angles extending from about horizontally rearward to about vertically downward.
摘要:
Aircraft comprising an airframe having a forward end, an aft end opposite the forward end, a top extending between the forward end and the aft end, and a bottom opposite the top side. The aircraft further includes a power plant mounted on the airframe. In addition, the aircraft includes at least two propellers rotatably mounted on the airframe and powered by the power plant for moving the aircraft in a generally forward direction during operation of the propellers. Also, the aircraft includes at least two counter-rotatable fan sets mounted on the airframe and powered by the power plant for providing upward lift to the aircraft during operation of the fan sets.
摘要:
An aircraft for vertical or short take off and landing operations having two main lift nozzles, both positioned at or near the aircraft center of gravity utilizes one or more jet screen nozzles, arranged in a variety of shapes and combinations, discharging bypass air from a position forward of the center of gravity, and a variable pitch nozzle discharging engine exhaust gas mixed with bypass air from a position aft of the center of gravity, to achieve pitch control while airborne in vertical take off or landing mode. The jet screen nozzle also prevents or reduces ingestion of mixed hot exhaust gas and bypass air discharged through the main lift nozzles. The jet screen nozzle further prevents or reduces ingestion of foreign object debris disturbed by the vertical lift discharge flowing from the main lift nozzles. Lift improvement devices are deployed during short or vertical takeoff and landing operations to act as air dams to cause main lift nozzle discharge striking the ground and returning to the aircraft as a fountain flow and flowing against the lower surface of the aircraft, to separate from the aircraft surface and return toward the ground. This enhances lift effect on the aircraft while avoiding further hot exhaust gas flow along the aircraft skin surface and eventually into the aircraft engine inlet. A control system modulates the jet screen nozzle and aft pitch control nozzle, along with the cruise nozzle, main lift nozzles and other control nozzles so that total engine discharge flow area remains substantially constant through a range of pitch control and other maneuvering commands.