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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Mithra Sankrithi, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/061 (2013.01); B64C 1/0009 (2013.01); B64C 1/069 (2013.01); B64C 2025/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wedge frame for an aircraft that provides tailstrike angle enhancement. The wedge frame has converging, non-parallel faceplanes that tilt a rear portion of the aircraft fuselage upward in order to prevent or reduce risk of the tail of the aircraft striking the ground during takeoff and landing. A method to prevent or reduce risk of the rear portion of an aircraft from striking the ground during takeoff and landing by using a wedge frame having converging, non-parallel faceplanes to tilt upward the rear portion of the aircraft.