Lift enhancement device

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1992-01-30

1993-07-13

Barefoot, Galen

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft sustentation

Sustaining airfoils

244130, 244215, B64C 328

Patent

active

052266184

ABSTRACT:
A lift enhancing device for an inextensible, membraneous wing is disclosed. he device comprises the "forced" reattachment of a section of the trailing edge back to the trailing edge so that a warp is introduced therein. The section is reattached with flexible tape to allow oscillation of the section, and increased lift from the wing, at prescribed airspeeds.

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patent: 2762590 (1956-09-01), Huie
patent: 4667898 (1987-05-01), Greenhalgh
patent: 4867396 (1989-09-01), Wainfan

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