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US 2021/0171192 A1Published application
Aircraft floats
AssigneeTextron Aviation Inc.
InventorNeal Herbert Willford
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for an amphibious aircraft where floats on each side of the aircraft include aerodynamic structures. The structures are configured to compensate for aerodynamic imbalances (e.g., in yaw and pitch) created by the incorporation of the floats onto the aircraft.
Claims20
A float for an aircraft, the float comprising:
- at least one aerodynamic structure mounted on an exterior surface of the elongated member, the at least one aerodynamic structure being configured to aerodynamically compensate for an aerodynamic imbalance created by an incorporation of the float onto the aircraft.
A system for an amphibious aircraft, the system comprising:
- a first float configured for attachment to a first side of the aircraft;
- a first aerodynamic structure mounted on the first float;
- a second float configured for attachment to a second side of the aircraft;
- a second aerodynamic structure mounted on the second float;
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- the first and second aerodynamic structures together being configured to compensate for aerodynamic imbalances created by incorporation of the first and second floats onto the aircraft.
3 more elements
A floatation system for supporting an aircraft on water, the system comprising:
- a pair of symmetrical elongated members, each of said members having an undersurface configuration for engaging water;
- each elongated member also having an aerodynamic structure mounted on an exterior surface of the elongated member, the aerodynamic structure being configured to compensate for at least one aerodynamic parameter created by the existence of the elongated members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.