Aircraft configuration
US8016233B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C39/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft configuration that may reduce the level of noise, infrared radiation, sonic boom, or combination thereof directed towards the ground from an aircraft in flight. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an aircraft includes a tubular fuselage, two delta wings, at least one engine mounted to the aircraft and higher than the wings, and vertical stabilizers mounted on each wing outboard of the outermost engine. Each wing may include a wing strake at the leading edge of the wing and extending to the fuselage and an aft deck. The leading edge of the wing may extend forward of the intake of the engine, and the trailing edge of the aft deck may extend aft of the engine exhaust. The aft deck may include an upwardly rotatable pitch control surface at the trailing edge of the deck.
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