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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1980
Richard K Knutson, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Bruce L Webster, Bethesda, MD (US);
John W Johnston, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Peter P Rispin, Washington, DC (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A streamlined fairing comprises an elongated leading edge tension member, elongated trailing edge member of flexible material integrally bonded to the leading edge member, and a flange member secured to the leading and trailing members for preventing relative displacements therebetween and for improving the shape stability of the fairing. The flange member has a cross-sectional width which is between about 10% and about 50% of the maximum width of the fairing and a cross-sectional length which is between about 5% and about 20% of the chord length of the fairing.