Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIFT AUGMENTATION OF AIRCRAFT WINGS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/034302
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A system and method for lift augmentation of an aircraft having a wing with a leading edge and a trailing edge extending along a wingspan, a plurality of thrust-producing devices connected to the bottom of said wing, at least one flap connected to an inboard portion of said wing proximate the trailing edge, and an aircraft roll control device connected to said wing, wherein the improvement comprises a plurality of slipstreams associated with a plurality of thrust producing devices and a flap adaptable to deflect from a chord of the inboard portion of the wing.
Inventors:
COURTIN CHRISTOPHER (US)
DRELA MARK (US)
HANSMAN ROBERT (US)
LANGFORD JOHN (US)
MASEFIELD OLIVER (CH)
DRELA MARK (US)
HANSMAN ROBERT (US)
LANGFORD JOHN (US)
MASEFIELD OLIVER (CH)
Application Number:
PCT/US2022/042043
Publication Date:
April 27, 2023
Filing Date:
August 30, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ELECTRA AERO INC (US)
International Classes:
B64C9/28; B64C3/58; B64C9/18; B64C9/24; B64C11/00; B64D27/24
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SMITH, Stephen, J. et al. (US)
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