Device for reducing aerodynamic drag of a vehicale
US8226044B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/40
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for reducing the aerodynamic drag of a vehicle includes at least one masking element for at least one part of a nozzle of the vehicle's engine, the masking element having a resorbable material designed to be eliminated in the nozzle's flow once the engine is ignited. A space craft includes the nozzle attached to the fuselage of the space craft.
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