USA As Represented by Secretary of the Navy

Bruce L Webster

Peter P Rispin

Richard K Knutson

John W Johnston

Jesse S Diggs

John Stasiewicz

A streamlined fairing comprises an elongated leading edge tension member, elongated trailing edge member of flexible material integrally bonded to the leading edge member, and a flange member secured to the leading and trailing members for preventing relative displacements therebetween and for improving the shape stability of the fairing. The flange member has a cross-sectional width which is between about 10% and about 50% of the maximum width of the fairing and a cross-sectional length which is between about 5% and about 20% of the chord length of the fairing.

Integrated faired towline with integral locking feature

A cable fairing to reduce the 'strumming' of a tow cable comprising a pluity of tabs or stubs, having a height radially of the cable, less than the cable diameter, extruded onto the armor sheath of the cable. The stubs are integrally formed in a thermal-setting plastic sheath in a spiral pattern of small angle along the length of the cable. The spiral pattern is reversed at periodic intervals, or two sets of tabs are provided and arranged in opposite-hand spiral patterns criss-crossing within the same cable length.

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Sterling, VA, United States of America

Bruce L Webster