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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Arvin Shmilovich, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Yoram Yadlin, Irvine, CA (US);
Paul Vijgen, Everett, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/04 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); B64C 21/02 (2006.01); B64C 21/08 (2006.01); B64C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/04 (2013.01); B64C 21/02 (2013.01); B64C 21/08 (2013.01); G05D 7/0664 (2013.01); B64C 23/00 (2013.01); B64C 2230/04 (2013.01); B64C 2230/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example active flow control systems and methods for aircraft are described herein. An example method includes supplying pressurized air to a plurality of nozzles. The nozzles arranged in an array across a control surface of an aircraft, and the nozzles are oriented to eject the pressurized air in a substantially streamwise direction. The method further includes activating the nozzles to eject the pressurized air in sequence to create a wave of air moving in a spanwise direction across the control surface.