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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ramot At Tel Aviv University Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/300 ;
Abstract
A vehicle capable of flight including at least one wing including at least one oscillatory momentum generator mounted therein. A thrust force from the oscillatory momentum generator is directed outwards over the wing causing a lift-generating air flow over a wing surface. A method of flying a vehicle including providing at least one wing having at least one oscillatory momentum generator mounted therein and applying a thrust force from the generator which is directed outwards over the wing and directed to the trailing edge so that a lift generating air flow is created.