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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Seyed Gholamali Saddoughi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ivett Alejandra Leyva, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Anthony John Dean, Scotia, NY (US);
Bernard Francois Robic, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Lawrence Butler, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 2/104 ;
Abstract
An apparatus comprising: an airfoil adapted for generating a lift force; and a first pulse detonation actuator disposed inside the airfoil and adapted for impulsively detonating a fuel/air mixture to produce a pressure rise and velocity increase of combustion products therein, the airfoil having a plurality of lift control holes adapted for communicating combustion product flows from the first pulse detonation actuator to an airfoil surface to modulate the lift force.