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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2018
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Geza Schrauf, Hamburg, DE;
Christian Heck, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
A leading edge structure () for a flow control system of an aircraft, including a double-walled leading edge panel () that surrounds a plenum (), wherein the leading edge panel () includes an inner wall element () facing the plenum () and an outer wall element () in contact with the ambient flow (), wherein between the inner and outer wall elements () the leading edge panel () includes elongate stiffeners () spaced apart from one another, so that between each pair of adjacent stiffeners () a hollow chamber () is formed between the inner and outer wall elements (), wherein the outer wall element () includes micro pores () forming a fluid connection between the hollow chambers () and an ambient flow (), and wherein the inner wall element () includes openings () forming a fluid connection between the hollow chambers () and the plenum ().