The Boeing Company

Hugh Poling

Herbert Louis Hoffman

Juhn-Shyue Lin

Gary R Chewning

Melvin Kosanchick, Iii

Justin David Kearns

Justin C Christenson

Alan Edgar Landmann

Adrian Viisoreanu

Philippe R Spalart

Jerald C Baillie, Jr

Stephen T LeDoux

Jason Alexander Gordon

Balamurugan R Annamalai

John-Shyue Lin

Randal H Smith

Jason A Gordon

Jerald C Baillie

Stephen T Ledoux

A window assembly for an aircraft is provided that includes a windshield, a side window, a post, and an airflow surface. The windshield is oriented toward a front of the aircraft. The side window is oriented toward a side of the aircraft. The post is interposed between the windshield and the side window. The airflow surface is disposed on the post and on an exterior of the aircraft. The airflow surface extends along a length from a leading edge proximate the windshield to a trailing edge proximate the side window, and extends along a height between a top and a bottom. The airflow surface has a first radius of curvature proximate the leading edge and a second radius of curvature proximate the trailing edge, wherein the first radius of curvature is less than the second radius of curvature.

Apparatuses and methods for aerodynamic window assemblies

Vibration-damping blankets are attached to the back surfaces of fairing panels of a flight vehicle (e.g., an aircraft or spacecraft) to reduce vibration, fatigue, structure and airborne transmitted energy, and cabin noise. In one case, the flight vehicle fairing has an exterior comprising exterior surfaces of a multiplicity of removable panels. A method of retrofitting the flight vehicle with vibration-damping blankets comprises: removing a panel from the flight vehicle exterior; attaching a vibration-damping blanket to a back surface of the removed panel; and installing the panel with attached vibration-damping blanket on the flight vehicle with the exterior surface of the panel forming part of the flight vehicle exterior. In one embodiment, the vibration-damping blanket comprises polymeric (e.g., aromatic polyamide) fibers in a nonwoven structure.

Flight vehicle fairing having vibration-damping blankets

A fairing includes a fairing body having a fairing interior and an interior surface and a spray-on insulation foam layer provided on the interior surface of the fairing body.

Wing-to-body faring with spray-on foam and noise reduction method

Wing-to-body fairing with spray-on foam and noise reduction method

A wing-to-body fairing for aircraft is formed from a sandwich structure having integrated vibration damping.

Vibration damping for wing-to-body aircraft fairing

A wing-to-body fairing for reducing noise due to wing-to-body fairing vibrations in an aircraft, spacecraft, or vehicle may include a honeycomb center having a cavity which is at least partially filled with particle material.

Particle-filled wing-to-body fairing and method for reducing fairing vibrations

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