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US 7,114,685 B1Granted
Wing for an aircraft or spacecraft
AssigneeDeutsches Zentrum fur Luft-und
InventorErich Schulein
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Abstract
The invention relates to a wing, a wing, a tail unit or grid fins for a flying object moving with supersonic speeds. The wing comprises leading edges and tailing edges. According to the invention, the contour of at least one of the leading contour and the tailing contour has a meandered shape. By means of the inventive meandered contours the wave drag of the flying object may be decreased. The inventive design of the leading or tailing edges of a wing can be used for aircrafts, spacecrafts, missiles, projectiles and the like.
Claims15
Wing for an aircraft or spacecraft,
- said wing being designed and arranged to be moved with transonic or supersonic speeds,
- said wing comprising a leading edge and a trailing edge,
- wherein at least one of the group of said leading edge and said trailing edge comprises a meandered contour,
- wherein said wing is designed and arranged to build a part of a grid fin, said leading edge and said trailing edge and said meandering contour being built by at least one fin of said grid fin, said fin limiting an airflow channel.
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