Aircraft with active control of the warping of its wings
US6827314B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft with active control of the warping of its wings may include at the outer end of each wing an articulating additional aerodynamic plane that is swept back with respect to the wing. The pivoting of the additional aerodynamic plane is controlled in such a way that, at certain flight points of the aircraft, the aerodynamic forces engendered by the additional aerodynamic plane modify the reference warp of the wing into an aerodynamically optimal warp for the relevant flight point.
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