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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Robert Michael Lee, Kirkland, WA (US);
Brian G. Evans, Sumner, WA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Michael Lee, Kirkland, WA (US);
Brian G. Evans, Sumner, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle including a body having an exterior surface and a protrusion extending outward from the surface. The vehicle further includes a fairing mounted on the surface directly adjacent and behind the protrusion. The fairing has a forward end, an aft end opposite the forward end, and opposing sides extending between the forward end and the aft end. The opposing sides become progressively closer together from the forward end to the aft end so that the bracket has a tapered shape.