Lift multiplying device for aircraft
AssigneeE-Win Corporation
InventorTheodore Garver
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Abstract
The invention utilizes a moving band, typically on an airplane, to increase the apparent speed and therefore the lift of any body moving through a fluid. The invention will allow take-offs and landings at reduced speeds and allow a greater load. It will also reduce drag due to turbulence thereby allowing a flatter design of the wing, and reducing boundary later separation.
Claims12
A vehicle configured to move through a fluid medium, said vehicle having motivating means for moving said vehicle through said fluid medium and at least one structure selected from a group consisting of at least one lifting structure having at least two fluid interface surfaces and at least one control structure having at least two fluid interface surfaces, said at least one structure comprising:
- moveable lift control means constituted by at least one continuous moveable band arranged to move at a plurality of speeds for adjusting the apparent speed of said vehicle through said fluid medium and controlling a fluid vortex of at least one of said fluid interface surface thereby variably adjusting lift of said vehicle,
- whereby turbulence at said fluid interface surface and boundary layer separation at said fluid interface surface are reduced.
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