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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2018
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Thomas Heuer, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
A vertical tail unit () for flow control including: an outer skin () in contact with an ambient air flow (), wherein the outer skin () extends between a leading edge () and a trailing edge (), and surrounds an interior space (), and wherein the outer skin () includes a porous section () in the area of the leading edge (), a pressure chamber () arranged in the interior space (), wherein the pressure chamber () is fluidly connected to the porous section (), an air inlet () provided in the outer skin (), wherein the air inlet () is fluidly connected to the pressure chamber (), wherein the air outlet () is fluidly connected to the pressure chamber (). The vertical tail unit () has reduced drag and an increased efficiency because the air inlet () is formed as an opening () in the outer skin () at the leading edge ().