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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2005
Arvin Shmilovich, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Yoram Yadlin, Irvine, CA (US);
Roger W. Clark, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Arvin Shmilovich, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Yoram Yadlin, Irvine, CA (US);
Roger W. Clark, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for generating lift provided by a multi-element aircraft wing are provided. The system includes a main wing element, a slat interconnected to the main wing element, and a flap interconnected to the main wing element. The system also includes at least one port defined in at least one of the slat, main wing element, and flap. In addition, the system includes at least one fluidic device operable to regulate fluid flow into and out of the at least one port to control boundary layer flow over at least one of the slat, main wing element, and flap.