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公开(公告)号:US20240336351A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-10
申请号:US18393888
申请日:2023-12-22
发明人: Norman WOOD
CPC分类号: B64C23/072 , B64C3/14 , B64C2003/146
摘要: A wing tip device for a fixed wing aircraft is disclosed having an alular-like projection, a first leading edge region having a first sweep angle, a second leading edge region outboard of the first leading edge region in a spanwise direction and having a second sweep angle greater than the first sweep angle, a third leading edge region outboard of the second leading edge region in the spanwise direction and adjacent a tip end of the wing tip device and having a third sweep angle greater than the first sweep angle. The second leading edge region is adapted to generate a first vortex, and the third leading edge region is adapted to generate a second vortex which builds towards the tip end of the wing tip device.
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公开(公告)号:US12110099B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-08
申请号:US17802591
申请日:2021-02-10
CPC分类号: B64C23/06 , F15D1/003 , F15D1/12 , B64C2230/26
摘要: This relates to the field of aerohydrodynamics and can be used on wings and control surfaces of aircraft, controlled spoilers of sports cars, all-movable masts and sails of sailing yachts and sailboards, as well as on blades and vanes of various bladed machines. An aerohydrodynamic surface includes an array of vortex generators and a main part. The main part comprises two sides mating with each other to form a leading and a trailing edges. The array of vortex generators includes elevations with crescent-shaped working edges located near the leading edge. The elevations and the working edges are configured to generate counter-rotating vortex structures. An array of vortex generators and a method of mounting the same onto the aerohydrodynamic surface are also described. The invention makes it possible to improve the properties of the aerohydrodynamic surfaces at high angles of attack.
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公开(公告)号:US12103664B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-01
申请号:US18006471
申请日:2021-07-19
申请人: BAE SYSTEMS plc
发明人: Weichao Shi , Mehmet Atlar , Callum Stark , Moritz Troll , Matthew Thompson , Leon Malcolm Sweet
摘要: An arrangement for influencing a liquid flow includes a first section selectively configurable to provide a vortex generator surface, the vortex generator surface comprising a series of laterally aligned projections, to induce vortices in the liquid flow.
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公开(公告)号:US12084184B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-10
申请号:US18050850
申请日:2022-10-28
申请人: SE AERONAUTICS INC
CPC分类号: B64C39/08 , B64C1/26 , B64C9/24 , B64C23/069 , B64D27/20 , B64F5/10 , B64C2001/0072
摘要: Various aerospace vehicle systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fuel efficient, low emissions aerospace vehicle includes a fuselage having a fineness ratio of equal to or greater than 8. The fuselage is comprised of at least 50% composite materials. The aerospace vehicle also includes a first wing, a second wing, and a third wing coupled to the fuselage, each wing having an aspect ratio of equal to or greater than 35. The wings each have a span within 10% of one another and an aspect ratio within 10% of one another. Each wing is comprised of at least 50% composite materials. The aerospace vehicle also includes at least one stabilizing unit coupled to the fuselage. The stabilizing unit includes first and second stabilizer surfaces configured in a V-tail configuration. The aerospace vehicle further includes at least one propulsion system.
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公开(公告)号:US12082630B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-10
申请号:US16887793
申请日:2020-05-29
申请人: NIKE, Inc.
发明人: Yuki Aihara , Leonard W. Brownlie , Jorge E. Carbo, Jr. , Edward L. Harber , Ryan P. Henry , Irena Ilcheva , Susan L. Sokolowski
CPC分类号: A41D1/08 , A41D13/0015 , A41D31/185 , B64C23/06 , A41D2400/24 , Y02T50/10
摘要: A vortex generator might be attached to various types of articles to reduce the drag. For example, vortex generators might be attached to a garment or to adhesive tape. In addition, vortex generators might be attached to various types of athletic equipment. A mapping can suggest placement of a vortex-generator arrangement on an article, as well as prescribe particular vortex-generator arrangements for regions of a person.
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公开(公告)号:US20240190556A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-13
申请号:US18407605
申请日:2024-01-09
申请人: JetZero, Inc.
CPC分类号: B64C23/076 , B64C9/06 , B64C39/10 , B64C13/24 , B64C2039/105
摘要: Aspects relate to aircraft and methods of use for aerodynamic control with winglet surfaces. In an aspect an exemplary aircraft includes a first wing having a first winglet at a distal end of the wing, wherein the first winglet comprises at least a first control surface at a first trailing edge of the first winglet and a second wing having a second winglet at a distal end of the wing, wherein the second winglet comprises at least a second control surface at a second trailing edge of the second winglet.
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公开(公告)号:US20240158070A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-16
申请号:US18511135
申请日:2023-11-16
发明人: Christopher WRIGHT , James K. CHU , Jan HIMISCH
CPC分类号: B64C23/065 , B64C3/58 , B64C23/069 , Y02T50/10 , Y10T29/49716
摘要: A wing tip device for fixing to the outboard end of a wing, the wing defining a wing plane, the wing tip device comprising: an upper wing-like element projecting upwardly with respect to the wing plane and having a trailing edge; and a lower wing-like element fixed with respect to the upper wing-like element and having a root chord and a trailing edge, the lower wing-like element root chord intersecting with the upper wing-like element, and the lower wing-like element projecting downwardly from the intersection, wherein the upper wing-like element is larger than the lower wing-like element and the trailing edge of the lower wing-like element is adjacent the trailing edge of the upper wing-like element at the intersection, and wherein an included angle between the upper and lower wing-like elements at the intersection is less than, or equal to, 160 degrees.
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公开(公告)号:US11958597B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US18125399
申请日:2023-03-23
CPC分类号: B64C3/185 , B64C3/187 , B64C3/58 , B64C23/069 , B64F5/10
摘要: An aircraft wing assembly including a wing (3) and a wing tip device (4) at the tip of the wing (3), the wing tip device (4) having front and rear spars (14, 13), wherein the wing tip device (4) has a cross-brace spar (18) that links the front and rear spars and is oriented such that it is oblique to the front and rear spars (14, 13).
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公开(公告)号:US11912397B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-27
申请号:US17975046
申请日:2022-10-27
申请人: EMBRAER S.A.
IPC分类号: B22F10/20 , B64C23/06 , B33Y70/00 , B33Y80/00 , F03G7/06 , C21D6/00 , B22F10/28 , B22F12/90 , B22F10/64 , B64C3/18
CPC分类号: B64C23/065 , B33Y70/00 , B33Y80/00 , B64C23/072 , C21D6/004 , F03G7/06 , B22F10/20 , B22F10/28 , B22F10/64 , B22F12/90 , B22F2301/15 , B64C3/185 , C21D2201/01 , Y02T50/10 , B22F2999/00 , B22F10/28 , B22F7/06 , B22F2207/01 , B22F5/006
摘要: Thermally configurable structural elements (e.g., aircraft components such as an aircraft winglet spar) capable of assuming at least first and second structural configurations are provided whereby the structural element includes an integral actuation mechanism may be formed of sintered shape memory alloy (SMA) particles and sintered non-SMA particles formed by an additive layer manufacturing (ALM) process, such as 3D printing. The ALM process thereby provides by at least one thermally configurable region, and at least one non-thermally configurable region which is unitarily contiguous with the at least one thermally configurable region. The at least one thermally configurable region is capable of assuming at least first and second positional orientations in response to the presence or absence of a thermal input to thereby cause the structural element to assume the at least first and second structural configurations, respectively.
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公开(公告)号:US11884383B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-30
申请号:US16694875
申请日:2019-11-25
发明人: Nicholas R. Guida
CPC分类号: B64C23/076 , B64C13/16 , B64C23/065 , Y02T50/10
摘要: An active winglet includes a body portion substantially parallel to a wing of an aircraft, as if it were an extension of the wing. The body portion is attachable to an aircraft wing and includes a controllable airflow modification device coupled thereto. By virtue of having a controllable airflow modification device, the winglet is capable of adjusting a control surface of the controllable airflow modification device in response to in-flight conditions, to reduce wing loads, increase range, and/or increase efficiency.
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