Tiperon
US6732974B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/30
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control surface for an air vehicle (e.g., an aircraft, rocket, or missile) is useful for flight control at both subsonic and supersonic speeds. The control surface defines the outboardmost tip of a flight structure (e.g., a wing, tail or other stabilizer) of the air vehicle. Hence, the control surface is referred to as a ‘tiperon’. The tiperon has an approximately L-shaped configuration, and can be rotated relative to a fixed portion of the flight structure about a control axis. The respective surface areas of the tiperon sections forward and aft of the control axis are proportioned to place the subsonic center of pressure aft of the control axis to enhance aircraft control, and preferably also forward of the centroid of tiperon surface area. Also, the control surface sections forward and aft of the control axis are preferably mass-balanced, or at least nearly so, to enhance aircraft control at supersonic speeds. Either of the tiperon sections forward and aft of the control axis can be tapered to reduce the dependence of the moment exerted by air flow about the control axis, upon the tiperon's angle-of-attack. The tiperon also has enough surface area to control the ai…
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