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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA (US);
Inventors:
Brian G. Cook, Savannah, GA (US);
John Louis, Savannah, GA (US);
Thomas Van de Van, Savannah, GA (US);
Robert M. Vieito, Savannah, GA (US);
Assignee:
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/18 (2006.01); B64C 7/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 7/00 (2013.01); B64C 9/18 (2013.01); B64C 1/40 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A flap for operatively coupling to a wing main element of an aircraft is provided. The flap comprises an outer flap section that has a side edge portion. The side edge portion at least partially surrounds a flap side-edge cavity. A porous cavity-filler insert is positioned in the flap side-edge cavity.