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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Norman Wood, Sutton Benger, GB;
Inventor:
Norman Wood, Sutton Benger, GB;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/06 (2006.01); B64C 21/04 (2006.01); B64C 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/025 (2013.01); B64C 21/06 (2013.01); B64C 2230/20 (2013.01); Y02T 50/166 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wing including an airfoil section and having a leading edge, a trailing edge, an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein a region within the airfoil section adjacent the leading edge is ventilated to establish a sub-static pressure in that region during flight. Vents in the upper surface of the wing provide the ventilation.