序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
261 BLADE SEAL US12780263 2010-05-14 US20100288888A1 2010-11-18 Christopher Coconnier
A blade seal comprises a flexible member having a relatively thick edge opposite a relatively thin edge, and an actuator at least partially embedded in the flexible member for actively deflecting the thin edge with respect to the thick edge upon activation of the actuator. The blade seal may be fixed to an aerodynamic trailing edge of either a fixed aerofoil portion or a flight control surface of an aerofoil for sealing between the fixed aerofoil portion and the flight control surface. Also, a method of sealing an aerofoil using the blade seal.
262 Hinge sealing element and an assembly including said element US12662955 2010-05-13 US20100288887A1 2010-11-18 Simon John Parker
A hinge sealing element to substantially prevent airflow between an edge of a moveable aero surface structure and an edge of a fixed skin of an aircraft wing in the vicinity of the ribs to which the moveable aero surface structure is pivotally mounted is disclosed. The hinge sealing element comprising a deformable elongate, resiliently flexible strip having an upper face to contact a trailing edge of a fixed skin and one end attachable to a moveable aero surface structure such that said strip extends from an upper surface of said moveable aero surface structure beyond its leading edge and into a space between the edge of the fixed skin and the rib of the aircraft wing to a second, free end. The strip is configured such that it deforms during pivotal movement of the moveable aero surface structure to maintain contact between the upper face of the flexible element and the trailing edge of the fixed skin.
263 PLANETARY DE-ROTATION SYSTEM FOR A SHAFT FAIRING SYSTEM US12810186 2008-01-02 US20100270423A1 2010-10-28 Timothy Fred Lauder
A de-rotation system includes a planetary gear set, and a fairing support structure mounted for rotation with a first ring gear.
264 Drag reduction fairing US11230177 2005-09-19 US07784737B2 2010-08-31 Robert Michael Lee; Brian G. Evans
A vehicle including a body having an exterior surface and a protrusion extending outward from the surface. The vehicle further includes a fairing mounted on the surface directly adjacent and behind the protrusion. The fairing has a forward end, an aft end opposite the forward end, and opposing sides extending between the forward end and the aft end. The opposing sides become progressively closer together from the forward end to the aft end so that the bracket has a tapered shape.
265 CENTRAL SECTION OF AIRCRAFT WITH VENTRAL OR BELLY FAIRING CAPABLE OF MOVEMENT US12569209 2009-09-29 US20100170987A1 2010-07-08 Cedric Meyer
An aircraft center section includes a center part of an aircraft fuselage, a wing section, a center wing box installed at least partly in the fuselage and providing a junction between the wing section and the fuselage, and a ventral fairing partly enveloping the fuselage and the wing section, with the ventral fairing being attached directly to the wing section and to the fuselage by means of structural elements that can make the ventral fairing a working fairing.
266 FAIRING SYSTEM FOR A HORIZONTAL STABILISER OF AN AIRCRAFT AND PROCESS FOR INSTALLING SAID SYSTEM US12395831 2009-03-02 US20100163672A1 2010-07-01 Gonzalo RAMIREZ BLANCO; Jose Luis Lozano Garcia
The invention relates to a fairing system for a horizontal stabiliser of an aircraft and to a process for installing said system, such that the fairing system for the sealing of the horizontal stabiliser (2) and the fuselage (1) of the aircraft comprises a primary fairing (50, 51) arranged on the horizontal stabiliser (2) of the aircraft, the mentioned primary fairing (50, 51) being solidly connected to the mentioned horizontal stabiliser (2) which is in turn trimmable with respect to the fuselage (1), the fairing system in turn comprising a secondary fairing (80, 81) such that the primary fairing (50, 51) is coupled to the horizontal stabiliser (2) through supports (30) arranged in the direction of the chord of the primary fairing (50, 51), said supports (30) being located in the outer part of said primary fairing (50, 51) with respect to the fuselage (1), the secondary fairing (80, 81) being arranged in the outer part of the supports (30), the purpose of said secondary fairing (80, 81) being to cover the mentioned supports (30) and offer a good aerodynamic performance of the assembly. The invention also relates to a process for installing such a fairing system on the horizontal stabiliser (2) of an aircraft.
267 Landing gear with noise reduction fairing US12458407 2009-07-10 US20100155529A1 2010-06-24 Leung Choi Chow; Philip Campbell; Christopher Wood; Andrew John Dyer
An aircraft noise reduction apparatus is provided which includes an aircraft landing gear assembly and a noise reduction fairing 12. The landing gear assembly comprises a landing gear 10 arranged to be moveable between a stowed position and a fully deployed position. The noise reduction fairing 12 may comprise a wrap-around fairing which, when the landing gear 10 is in its fully deployed position, wraps around the landing gear 10 and extends along the majority of the length of a landing gear leg 11. A landing gear bay door assembly 16, 17 comprising at least one door may also be provided. The fairing 12 may have a recess 24 for accommodating one of landing gear bay doors when the door 16 is in its fully open position.
268 Reinforced cover for gaps in an aerodynamic contour US11825661 2007-07-05 US07669800B2 2010-03-02 Agustín Mariano Martín Hernández
Reinforced cover for gaps in an aerodynamic contour of a vehicle, with a first attachment section 1a attachable to a structural element 2, 5 of the vehicle 11, on a first axial plane I; a second elastic section 1c which covers a gap 3 which is located between a fixed part 5 and a moving part 6, 12 of the vehicle 11, and provided with a low-friction coating 8 on its inner surface 1e, an outer surface 1k with a fiberglass layer 7a; a main internal body 9 of an elastic material, a flexible transition section 1g between the first and the second section, 1a, 1c; the outer surface 1k of the second section 1c flushing with the outer surface 5a and extending towards the free end 1d as a continuation of the outer surface 5a of the fixed part 5.
269 METHOD OF REDUCING THE COMPRESSIBILITY DRAG OF A WING, AND CONTAINER INPLEMENTING THE METHOD US12255296 2008-10-21 US20100044519A1 2010-02-25 Thierry FOL; Cyrll BONNAUD
The present invention provides a method of reducing the compressibility drag of wing, and it also provides a container implementing the method. The container (10, 10′, 10″) is provided successively with a front portion (11) in the vicinity of its leading edge (14), then with an intermediate portion (12), and then with a rear portion (13) in the vicinity of its trailing edge (15), said rear portion (13) tapering progressively in a direction going from the leading edge (14) of the container towards its trailing edge (15). Furthermore, said rear portion (13) is extended by connection means (17) enabling the container (10, 10′, 10″) to be connected under the wing (1) in such a manner that said tapering rear portion (13) is partially upstream from the leading edge (2) of the wing (1).
270 ANTENNA FAIRING AND METHOD US12033356 2008-02-19 US20100038488A1 2010-02-18 Stanley D. Ferguson; William W. Herling; David A. Treiber
A fairing suitable for enclosing a component mounted on an exterior surface of a mobile platform, and more particularly on an outer surface of a high speed mobile platform such as a jet aircraft or an aerospace vehicle. The fairing provides aggressive closure angles for optimum RF performance when used to house an antenna that is scanned to varying azimuth and elevation angles. The fairing further provides low aerodynamic drag, is scalable to enclose components having wide ranging dimensions, and provides attached flow with minimum separation of airflow thereover for airflows experienced by high speed jet aircraft, and reduces or eliminates RF reflections within the fairing from the RF beam of the antenna.
271 Torque link set US12458242 2009-07-06 US20100012778A1 2010-01-21 Leung Choi Chow; Philip Campbell; Christopher Neil Wood
An aircraft landing gear (10) includes a torque link set (12) comprising a first fairing (12a) rotatably connected at a first end (18) to a first end (19) of a second fairing (12b). The fairings (12a), (12b) may be arranged to act as first and second torque links. The fairings may be in the form of noise reduction fairings.
272 FAIRING AND AIRFOIL APPARATUS AND METHOD US12128123 2008-05-28 US20090321572A1 2009-12-31 Stanley D. Ferguson; William W. Herling; David A. Treiber
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.
273 Aircraft noise reduction apparatus US12153493 2008-05-20 US20090321559A1 2009-12-31 Leung Choi Chow; Christopher Neil Wood; Philip Campbell
The invention relates to aircraft noise reduction apparatus, in particular, but not exclusively, to noise reduction apparatus on an aircraft landing gear. The aircraft noise reduction apparatus comprises a noise reduction attachment for a landing gear of an aircraft. The noise reduction apparatus is movable between a first position in which it deflects air away from a noise inducing component of the landing gear and a second position in which it allows access to the noise inducing component. The movement of the noise reduction attachment between the first and second positions is actuated by a part of the landing gear.
274 AERODYNAMIC SHROUD HAVING TEXTURED SURFACE US12088770 2006-09-27 US20090304511A1 2009-12-10 William W. Brannon, III
An aerodynamic shroud positionable surrounding a hub to which blades are attached is disclosed. The shroud has a textured outer surface that is configured so as to create a turbulent boundary layer for fluid flowing over the surface. The turbulent boundary layer delays flow separation from the shroud and reduces drag. The shroud may be formed from a domed shell mounted on the hub and have skirts that surround the hub. The textured surface is provided by dimples in the surface or projections from the surface. The shroud is intended to reduce main and tail rotor hub drag on helicopters but is also useful on marine propellers, aircraft propellers and jet engine fans.
275 Seal assemblies for use with drooped spoilers and other control surfaces on aircraft US11220446 2005-09-07 US07611099B2 2009-11-03 Jan A. Kordel; Seiya Sakurai; Bret A. Bowers; Christopher G. Glassmoyer; Darren B. Williams
Aerodynamic seals for use with control surfaces on aircraft are described herein. In one embodiment, a seal assembly for use with an aircraft includes a first seal member and a second seal member. The first seal member has a first proximal portion configured to be attached to a fixed airfoil portion of the aircraft, and a first distal portion configured to extend outwardly from the fixed airfoil portion toward a movable control surface. The second seal member has a second proximal portion configured to be attached to the movable control surface, and a second distal portion configured to extend outwardly from the control surface toward the fixed airfoil portion. In this embodiment, the second distal portion is further configured to movably contact the first distal portion to at least partially seal the gap between the fixed airfoil portion and the movable control surface as the control surface moves relative to the fixed airfoil portion.
276 Flight surface seal US12382472 2009-03-17 US20090267304A1 2009-10-29 Eric Wildman
A seal for sealing a gap between a first (252) and a second (207) component of an aircraft flight surface which has a first seal body (222) having a first sealing portion (246) arranged to seal against the first component, wherein the first seal body is movably mounted to the second component so as to seal at least part of the gap during relative movement of the first and second components. A seal is also provided with components movable relative to each other.
277 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL PROPAGATION IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM US12359064 2009-01-23 US20090242702A1 2009-10-01 Alan B. Cain; Eric J. Jumper; Donald J. Wittich, III; Edward J. Kerschen; David Cavalieri; T. Terry Ng
An aircraft turret and fairing assembly for facilitating transmission of a directed energy beam from a directed energy device includes a turret section for directing an energy beam. The assembly also includes a fairing section aft of and adjacent to the turret section. Each of the turret section and the aft fairing section are coupled to an aircraft. The assembly also includes at least one sensor for detecting air speed of the aircraft and air pressure. The turret section and the aft fairing section are configured and positioned relative to one another to direct airflow for generating an aeroacoustic resonance within a desired frequency range in an area aft of the turret section.
278 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM PACK PALLETS US12047179 2008-03-12 US20090230243A1 2009-09-17 Donald E. Army; Frederick Peacos; John Polifka; Michael Zager
An Environmental Control System (ECS) includes a pallet which supports at least one ECS component. The pallet defines a pallet surface that matches an aircraft outer mold line.
279 VIBRATION DAMPING FOR WING-TO-BODY AIRCRAFT FAIRING US12395648 2009-02-28 US20090184200A1 2009-07-23 Juhn-Shyue Lin; Herbert L. Hoffman; Gary R. Chewning; Melvin Kosanchick, III; Hugh Poling
A wing-to-body fairing for aircraft is formed from a sandwich structure having integrated vibration damping.
280 Elastic pre-deformed fairings for aircrafts US11435364 2006-05-16 US07510144B2 2009-03-31 Juan Carlos Ambite Iglesias; Fernando Martin Prieto; Miguel Angel Calero Gallardo; Antonio Cala Romero
A fairing for streamlining the junction between the horizontal stabilizer and the fuselage or the fin of an aircraft, comprising an upper fairing shell, a lower fairing shell, a leading edge extension, and several fittings to join the upper and lower fairing shells to the horizontal stabilizer. The upper and lower fairing shells are solid laminates of composite material that are designed with a shape, composition, and thickness such that they can be elastically deformed when they are fitted to the horizontal stabilizer, providing a contact force permitting them to lay permanently in contact with the fuselage or fin. A process for manufacturing the fairing shells.
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