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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Tamarack Aerospace Group, Inc., Sandpoint, ID (US);
Inventor:
Nicholas R. Guida, Sagle, ID (US);
Assignee:
Tamarack Aerospace Group, Inc., Sandpoint, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 23/06 (2006.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 23/076 (2017.05); B64C 13/16 (2013.01); B64C 23/065 (2013.01); Y02T 50/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active winglet includes a body portion substantially parallel to a wing of an aircraft, as if it were an extension of the wing. The body portion is attachable to an aircraft wing and includes a controllable airflow modification device coupled thereto. By virtue of having a controllable airflow modification device, the winglet is capable of adjusting a control surface of the controllable airflow modification device in response to in-flight conditions, to reduce wing loads, increase range, and/or increase efficiency.