Aerodynamic control effector

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1997-10-23

1999-10-05

Jordan, Charles T.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft sustentation

Sustaining airfoils

244 87, 244 91, 244130, B64C 100, B64C 900, B64C 506

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059610689

ABSTRACT:
An aerodynamic control system for an aircraft comprises a pair of low-aspect-ratio strakes integral with the fuselage, each of the strakes being substantially co-planar with an associated one of the wings and extending between a leading region generally blended with the trailing edge of the wing, a trailing edge and an outer edge. An aft airfoil is pivotally mounted to the trailing edge of each of the strakes movable between an extreme positive angle of attack position and an extreme negative angle of attack position. The aft airfoil includes an inner airfoil member which is laterally coextensive with said trailing edge of said associated strake and an outer airfoil member integral with the inner airfoil member which extends laterally beyond the outer edge of the associated strake. In one embodiment, the outer and inner airfoil members are substantially co-planar. In other embodiments, the outer airfoil member may be canted either upwardly or downwardly with respect to the inner airfoil member. In still other embodiments, the trailing edges of the strakes may either extend substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage, or extend forwardly or rearwardly with increasing distance away from the fuselage. Also, the strakes may have the construction of chines which are smoothly blended with the outer surface of the fuselage.

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