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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Roger David Bernhardt, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Donald V. Drouin, Jr., O'Fallon, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/18 (2006.01); B64C 11/20 (2006.01); B64B 1/30 (2006.01); B64C 39/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/18 (2013.01); B64B 1/30 (2013.01); B64C 11/20 (2013.01); B64C 39/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling movement of an aircraft. An aerodynamic function desired for controlling the movement of the aircraft at a particular altitude is identified. The aerodynamic function identified is part of a group of aerodynamic functions used to control the movement of the aircraft at a number of different altitudes. A group of inflatable blades is filled with a fluid to a pressure that corresponds to the aerodynamic function. The group of inflatable blades at the pressure has a shape and a group of dimensions that provide the aerodynamic function.