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US 2005/0163963 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for reducing drag and noise for a vehicle
AssigneeMunro Associates
InventorsAlexander Munro, Andrew Mazurkiewicz
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Abstract
A body part including a surface having a fluid flow thereover. The body part also includes flocking coupled to at least a portion of the surface that adjusts an aerodynamic characteristic relative to the surface that is devoid of the flocking.
Claims46
A body part comprising:
- a surface having a fluid flow thereover;
- and
- flocking coupled to at least a portion of said surface that adjusts an aerodynamic characteristic relative to said surface that is devoid of said flocking.
A part of an aeronautical component comprising:
- a surface having a fluid flow thereover;
- and
- flocking coupled to at least a portion of said surface said flocking includes a plurality of fibers each having a characteristic selected to adjust an aerodynamic characteristic relative to said surface that is devoid of said flocking.
A method for altering an aerodynamic characteristic of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- selecting the aerodynamic characteristic;
- selecting a body part of the vehicle relevant to the aerodynamic characteristic;
- and
- flocking at least a portion of the body part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.