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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1999
Kendall Gardner Young, Coppell, TX (US);
Steven Louis Pauletti, Mesquite, TX (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an aerodynamic control device for use with an aerodynamic lifting member. The lifting member is defined by a horizontal reference plane disposed therethrough. The control device is provided with at least one support rotor extending from the lifting member. The support rotor is sized and configured to rotate about a rotor axis of rotation which is disposed generally parallel to the horizontal reference plane. The support rotor has an inboard segment which is disposed along the rotor axis of rotation and in rotational communication with the lifting member. The support rotor has an outboard segment disposed off-set from the rotor axis of rotation. The control device is further provided with a control device body which is engaged with the outboard segment of the support rotor. The control device body is sized and configured to translate generally orthogonal to the horizontal reference plane in response to rotation of the support rotor.