Airfoil shaped tail boom
US8840058B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C2027/8245
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method to control fuselage torque of an aircraft. The system includes a tail boom having a first surface that creates a high-pressure region in a downward rotorwash and a second surface that creates a low-pressure region in the downward rotorwash. The difference in pressure regions creates a lateral force that opposes the fuselage torque.
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