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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2022
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Jeff S Siegmeth, Bothell, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Reactive spoilers for aircraft and associated methods. In one embodiment, a wing of an aircraft includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, and an upper surface and a lower surface between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The wing further includes a reactive spoiler disposed on the upper surface between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The reactive spoiler comprises one or more turbines configured to raise in relation to the upper surface into an airflow passing over the upper surface, and to reduce lift of a wing section behind the turbines. The turbines are configured to convert kinetic energy from the airflow into electrical energy.