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US 2012/0256047 A1Published application
Method For Improving The Aerodynamic Efficiency Of The Vertical Tail Of An Aircraft
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorAlain Tanguy
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Abstract
According to the invention, the thickness (EP1) of the trailing edge (4) of the rudder (9) is varied as a function of the span (E) of the vertical tail (2) to adapt the local value of the coefficient of lateral lift applied to the vertical tail (2) to a maximum allowable value.
Claims9
A method for improving the aerodynamic efficiency of an aircraft vertical tail, comprising a drift and a rudder able to pivot with respect to said drift,
- wherein the thickness of the trailing edge of the rudder is varied as a function of the span of the vertical tail, to bring the local value of the coefficient of lateral lift applied to the vertical tail closer to a maximum allowable value.
An aircraft vertical tail, comprising a drift and a rudder able to pivot with respect to said drift,
- wherein said rudder has a variable thickness from the trailing edge following the span of the vertical tail, enabling to bring the local value of the coefficient of lateral lift applied to the vertical tail closer to a maximum allowable value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.