Vertical tail unit for flow control
US10967955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C2230/22
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vertical tail unit (7) including an outer skin (13) in contact with an ambient air flow (21), wherein the outer skin (13) extends between a leading edge (23) and a trailing edge (25) with opposite lateral sides (27a, 27b), and surrounds an interior space (29), and wherein the outer skin (13) has a porous section at the leading edge (23), a pressure chamber (15) arranged in the interior space (29), wherein the pressure chamber (15) is fluidly connected to the porous section (31), an air inlet (17) provided in the outer skin (13) and fluidly connected to the pressure chamber (15), and an air outlet (19) provided in the outer skin (13) and fluidly connected to the pressure chamber (15).
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