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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2003
John M. Morgenstern, Lancaster, CA (US);
Alan E. Arslan, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
John M. Morgenstern, Lancaster, CA (US);
Alan E. Arslan, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Supersonic Aerospace International, LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
An aircraft thickness/camber control device mounts to the lower surface of a airfoil configuration, for example on a fuselage, and extends along a longitudinal axis. The device, when deployed, generates expansions ahead of compressions generated by off-design conditions, inlet spillage for example, and enables maintenance of a low boom signature. The device, when positioned at appropriate locations, may also be used as a drag reduction device. The thickness/camber control device comprises a structural member capable of coupling to the airfoil at a position forward of the concentrated source of added compression and a control element. The control element is coupled to the structural member and controls the structural member to adjust thickness/camber of the configuration to cancel the far-field effect of the extra compression or concentrated pressure source.