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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Arvin Shmilovich, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Yoram Yadlin, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/04 (2006.01); B64C 9/38 (2006.01); B64C 9/16 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/04 (2013.01); B64C 3/185 (2013.01); B64C 9/16 (2013.01); B64C 9/38 (2013.01); B64C 2009/005 (2013.01); B64C 2230/04 (2013.01); B64C 2230/06 (2013.01); Y02T 50/166 (2013.01); Y02T 50/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drag reduction system for an aircraft may include an air ejector having an ejection port located between an aft portion of an airfoil main element and a forward portion of a trailing edge device. The air ejector may be configured to discharge an air jet from the ejection port in such a manner that the air jet passes over the upper surface of the trailing edge device.