Fairing and airfoil apparatus and method
US7967252B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C7/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An airfoil for use on a high speed, jet powered airborne mobile platform and secured to an exterior surface of said mobile platform at a location so as to be disposed within a boundary layer during flight of the mobile platform. The airfoil produces a peak Mach number for airflow over a longitudinal centerline of said airfoil that is no greater than about Mach 1.2 when said mobile platform is moving at a speed of about Mach 0.85 with a relative constant Mach number flow over a region defined as at least an approximate 20% length of maximum thickness of said airfoil. The airfoil also has a pressure distribution (Cp) that is positive at a trailing edge thereof.
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