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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Diane C. Rawlings, Bellevue, WA (US);
Stephen Christensen, Sammamish, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/10 (2006.01); F15D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/38 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B32B 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/10 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 15/08 (2013.01); B64C 1/38 (2013.01); F15D 1/0035 (2013.01); B32B 2250/02 (2013.01); B32B 2307/50 (2013.01); B32B 2307/702 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01); B64C 2230/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
An array of aerodynamic riblets is created by a plurality of high stiffness tips with a layer supporting the tips in predetermined spaced relation and adhering the tips to a vehicle surface.