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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Neal A. Harrison, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Anthony J. Sclafani, Alta Loma, CA (US);
Lie-Mine Gea, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 23/06 (2006.01); B64C 9/36 (2006.01); B64C 3/10 (2006.01); B64C 9/28 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 21/08 (2006.01); B64C 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 23/06 (2013.01); B64C 1/0009 (2013.01); B64C 3/10 (2013.01); B64C 9/28 (2013.01); B64C 9/36 (2013.01); B64C 21/025 (2013.01); B64C 21/08 (2013.01); B64C 2230/26 (2013.01); Y02T 50/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to extend a leading-edge vortex of a highly-swept wing aircraft wing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a shoulder wing coupled to a fuselage of an aircraft above a highly-swept wing of the aircraft, the shoulder wing operative in a first position to extend a leading-edge vortex spanwise along the highly-swept wing of the aircraft.