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Leading edge structure for a flow control system of an aircraft

US12291323B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Frank Nielsen · Roskilde, DK
Martin Obermaier · Dresden, DE
Michael Höft · Kiel, DE
Ivano Bertolini · Hamburg, DE
Jeff Wee Hong Yap · Hamburg, DE
Sergej Rajkowski · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 27, 2021
Grant date	May 6, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 22, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/10
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A leading edge structure (11) for a flow control system of an aircraft (1), including a leading edge panel (13) surrounding a plenum (17) and having a first side portion (21), a second side portion (27), an inner surface (33) facing the plenum (17) and an outer surface (37) in contact with an ambient flow (39), wherein the leading edge panel (13) includes micro pores (45), wherein a first port device (49) is arranged in the first side portion (21) fluidly connected to the plenum (17) via a duct (53) defined by a duct structure (105), and wherein the first port device (49) comprises a first door (55) pivotable by a first hinge (57) about a first hinge axis (59).

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