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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 07, 2014
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Stephen R. Amorosi, Seattle, WA (US);
Gregory M. Santini, Bothell, WA (US);
Matthew Leroy Anderson, Carnation, WA (US);
Steve C. Hinrichs, Cypress, CA (US);
Walter J. Jarecki, Long Beach, CA (US);
Nicholas I. Bennett, Seattle, WA (US);
Quang Minh Pham, Westminister, CA (US);
Paul Hungwai Lai, Arcadia, CA (US);
Gregory E. Rupert, Rossmoor, CA (US);
Carl F. Osaki, Long Beach, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A wing leading edge architecture designed to enable laminar flow on passenger jets or other aircraft. The embodiments disclosed herein comprise a metallic fixed leading edge skin panel that is bonded to internal support structure without fasteners except for limited fastening along side edge portions adjacent to side edge portions of adjacent leading edge skin panels and along an aft edge portion overlapping a wing skin. In addition, the embodiments disclosed herein integrate a low-drag bleed-air anti-icing (i.e., vent) system and a Krueger flap assembly (e.g., a two-position, high-height, variable-camber Krueger flap assembly).