Aircraft comprising at least one inflatable aerodynamic structure
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorVincent MAZARS
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Abstract
An aircraft comprising with at least one support, at least one inflatable aerodynamic structure which has at least one aerodynamic surface, and at least one connection system connecting the aerodynamic structure and the support. The aerodynamic structure has at least one flexible wall having an outer face, and at least one inflatable cavity delimited at least partially by the flexible wall and configured to adopt an inflated state in which the cavity has a maximum volume and a deflated state in which the cavity has a volume smaller than the maximum volume, the outer face forming at least part of the aerodynamic surface when the cavity is in the inflated state.
Claims12
An aircraft comprising:
- a support;
- an aerodynamic structure which has an aerodynamic surface;
- and
- a connection system connecting the aerodynamic structure and the support,
- wherein the aerodynamic structure comprises a flexible wall having an outer face, and an inflatable cavity delimited at least partially by the flexible wall and configured to adopt an inflated state in which the inflatable cavity has a maximum volume and a deflated state in which the inflatable cavity has a volume smaller than the maximum volume, the outer face forming at least a part of the aerodynamic surface when the inflatable cavity is in the inflated state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.