Lift-changing mechanism
AssigneeSubaru Corporation
InventorsWataru KOBAYASHI, Hirotaka Hayashi, Mizuki Nakamura, Masafumi Sasaki
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Abstract
A lift-changing mechanism is configured to change generated by a wing of an aircraft and includes a slit and an opening and closing member. The slit extends in a wingspan direction inside the wing and forms openings on the lower surface of the wing and on the upper surface of the wing respectively. A part of airflow below the lower surface is allowed to flow toward the upper surface through the slit. The opening and closing member is configured to open and close the slit. When the opening and closing member opens the slit, lift generated on the wing is decreased compared with when the slit is closed.
Claims12
A lift-changing mechanism configured to change lift generated by a wing of an aircraft, the lift-changing mechanism comprising:
- a slit that extends in a wingspan direction inside the wing and that forms openings on a lower surface of the wing and on an upper surface of the wing respectively, the slit being a slit through which a part of airflow below the lower surface is allowed to flow toward the upper surface;
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- an opening and closing member configured to open and close the slit,
- wherein when the opening and closing member opens the slit, lift generated on the wing is decreased compared with when the slit is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.