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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Brian E. Wake, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Claude G. Matalanis, Longmeadow, MA (US);
Patrick Bowles, Manchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 23/00 (2006.01); B64C 7/00 (2006.01); H05H 1/24 (2006.01); B64C 27/10 (2006.01); B64C 27/82 (2006.01); F15D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 23/005 (2013.01); B64C 7/00 (2013.01); B64C 27/10 (2013.01); H05H 1/2406 (2013.01); B64C 2027/8236 (2013.01); B64C 2230/12 (2013.01); F15D 1/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft is provided and includes a fuselage including a top and a tail, a main rotor apparatus disposed at the top of the fuselage, which rotates one or more rotors to generate lift, and an active flow control (AFC) system. The AFC system includes plasma actuators configured to generate plasma at a location adjacent to the main rotor apparatus and/or at the tail of the fuselage.