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US 2024/0199200 A1Published application
Removable winglet for an aircraft
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorKenneth Szarek
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Abstract
A winglet is configured to be removably coupled to a missile launcher that is secured to a wing of an aircraft. The winglet includes an airfoil, and one or more couplers configured to removably couple to a coupling interface of the missile launcher.
Claims20
A winglet configured to be removably coupled to a missile launcher secured to a wing of an aircraft, the winglet comprising:
- an airfoil;
- and
- one or more couplers configured to removably couple to a coupling interface of the missile launcher.
A method for removably coupling a winglet having an airfoil to a missile launcher secured to a wing of an aircraft, the method comprising:
- removably coupling one or more couplers of the winglet to a coupling interface of the missile launcher.
An aircraft comprising:
- a fuselage;
- wings extending from the fuselage;
- missile launchers secured to the wings;
- and
- winglets configured to be removably coupled to the missile launchers, the winglets comprising:
- an airfoil;
- and
- one or more couplers configured to removably couple to coupling interfaces of the missile launchers,
- wherein the winglets are configured to be removed from the missile launchers, wherein missiles are configured to be removably coupled to the missile launchers after the winglets are removed from the missile launchers, wherein the missiles are configured to be removed from the missile launchers, and wherein the winglets are configured to be recoupled to the missile launchers after the missiles are removed from the missile launchers.
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