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US 10,538,313 B2Granted
Active flow control system
AssigneeSikorsky Aircraft Corporation
InventorsBrian E. Wake, Claude G. Matalanis, Patrick Bowles
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Abstract
An aircraft is provided and includes a fuselage including a top and a tail, a main rotor apparatus disposed at the top of the fuselage, which rotates one or more rotors to generate lift, and an active flow control (AFC) system. The AFC system includes plasma actuators configured to generate plasma at a location adjacent to the main rotor apparatus and/or at the tail of the fuselage.
Claims13
An aircraft, comprising:
- a fuselage comprising a top and a tail;
- a main rotor apparatus disposed at the top of the fuselage which rotates one or more rotors to generate lift;
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- an active flow control (AFC) system including plasma actuators configured to generate plasma at a location adjacent to the main rotor apparatus and at the tail of the fuselage.
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An aircraft, comprising:
- a fuselage having a main portion, a top portion at an upper part of the main portion and a tail portion at an aft end of the main portion, the fuselage comprising a hub pylon at the top portion and an aft fuselage section at the tail portion;
- a main rotor apparatus disposed at the top portion and comprising a sail fairing between upper and lower rotor hubs, upper blades extending from the upper rotor hub and lower blades extending from the lower rotor hub;
- an auxiliary propulsor section disposed at the tail portion;
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- an active flow control (AFC) system including plasma actuators configured to generate plasma at the tail portion and one or more of the main portion proximate to the hub pylon, the hub pylon, and the sail fairing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.