Adhesive panels of microvane arrays for reducing effects of wingtip vortices
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsBrian T. Rosenberger, Eric Frederick Charlton, Daniel N. Miller
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a wing includes a low pressure side, a high pressure side opposite the low pressure side, and a drag reducing apparatus coupled to the low pressure using an adhesive. The drag reducing apparatus includes a first side coupled to the low pressure side of the wing, and a second side opposite the first side, the second side comprising a plurality of vortex generators arranged in an array configuration, the array configuration of vortex generators operable to weaken a wingtip vortex generated by the wing by generating one or more vane vortices near an end of the low pressure side of the wing.
Claims8
A wing, comprising:
- a low pressure side and a high pressure side opposite the low pressure side, wherein the low pressure side and high pressure side are configured, when air flows over the wing, to generate a force on the high pressure side;
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- a drag reducing apparatus coupled to the low pressure side of the wing using an adhesive, the drag reducing apparatus comprising:
- a first side coupled to the low pressure side of the wing;
- a second side opposite the first side, the second side comprising a plurality of vortex generators arranged in a plurality of arrays, the plurality of arrays operable to weaken a wingtip vortex generated by the wing by generating one or more vane vortices near an end of the low pressure side of the wing;
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- one or more markings, each of the one or more markings indicating alignment of the drag reducing apparatus with respect to a feature of the wing, wherein a marking of the one or more markings indicates alignment with respect to a tip of the wing or a feature of a flap of the wing.
A wing, comprising:
- a low pressure side and a high pressure side opposite the low pressure side, wherein the low pressure side and high pressure side are configured, when air flows over the wing, to generate a force on the high pressure side;
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- a drag reducing apparatus coupled to the low pressure side of the wing using an adhesive, the drag reducing apparatus comprising:
- a first side coupled to the low pressure side of the wing;
- a second side opposite the first side, the second side comprising a plurality of vortex generators arranged in an array configuration, the array configuration of vortex generators operable to weaken a wingtip vortex generated by the wing by generating one or more vane vortices near an end of the low pressure side of the wing;
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- one or more markings, each of the one or more markings indicating alignment of the drag reducing apparatus with respect to a feature of the wing, wherein a marking of the one or more markings indicates alignment with respect to a tip of the wing or a feature of a flap of the wing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.