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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Karem Aircraft, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Inventors:
Abe Karem, N. Tustin, CA (US);
John Paul Parcell, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Overair, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/18 (2006.01); B64C 9/20 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/18 (2013.01); B64C 9/20 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and systems of the inventive concept provide an aircraft flap system is deflected to achieve minimum drag in cruise, maximum coefficient of lift (CL) at low speed, and minimum download in hover. It does so by opening a gap or slot between an aircraft's wing body and an associated trailing flap during hover flight, while providing a continuous aerodynamic contour under other conditions.