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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2007
Bryan Wayne Westra, LaPalma, CA (US);
Roxanne Marie Sato, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Douglas Ellwood Shultz, La Habra, CA (US);
James Franklin Kerswell, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Perry Bruce Petersen, Pinehurst, NC (US);
Scott Walter Collins, Upland, CA (US);
Bryan Wayne Westra, LaPalma, CA (US);
Roxanne Marie Sato, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Douglas Ellwood Shultz, La Habra, CA (US);
James Franklin Kerswell, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Perry Bruce Petersen, Pinehurst, NC (US);
Scott Walter Collins, Upland, CA (US);
Northrop Gurmman Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
The invention is an aircraft that includes a flying wing having a plurality of extendable flaps mounted on the trailing edge of the flying wing. A canard is mounted on the nose of said flying wing. A system is mounted in the flying wing for providing high pressure air over the canard and the flaps. A second system is provided for controlling the flow of air over the canard to provide pitch control of the aircraft.