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US 8,006,931 B2Granted
Aircraft wing arrangement comprising an engine attachment pylon defining, in the forward region, a lateral airflow channel
AssigneeAirbus France
InventorsStephanie Dantin, Thierry Fol, Ludovic Gerard, Philippe Jimenez
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Abstract
An aircraft wing arrangement including a wing and at least one strut for attaching the aircraft engine suspended under the wing and including a front zone situated projecting towards the front with respect to a leading edge of the wing. The front zone includes a lateral projection delimiting a lateral air flow channel while being projected towards a proximal end of the wing.
Claims7
An aircraft wing arrangement comprising:
- a wing comprising a distal end, a proximal end, at least one strut for attaching the aircraft engine suspended under the wing, and a front zone situated projecting towards the front with respect to a leading edge of the wing,
- wherein the front zone of the attachment strut comprises a lateral projection delimiting a lateral air flow channel while being projected towards the proximal end of the wing, and
- wherein the lateral projection includes a rear end surface in contact with the leading edge of the wing on a front end, the lateral projection being projected towards the proximal end of the wing over a projection length increasing going from its front end to its rear end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.