Aerospace vehicle fairing systems and associated methods

Details Aerospace vehicle fairing systems and associated methods Aerospace vehicle fairing systems and associated methods

2007-11-27

2007-11-27

Dinh, Tien (Department: 3644)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft sustentation

Sustaining airfoils

Reexamination Certificate

active

11134019

ABSTRACT:
Aerospace vehicle fairing systems and associated methods, including fairings that house flap surface drive mechanisms on aircraft, are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a fairing system that includes a fairing mounted to an airfoil. The fairing can have a longitudinal axis and a fairing section extending along the longitudinal axis forward and aft of a trailing edge portion of an airfoil section. In one embodiment of the invention, the fairing section can have a wide portion located aft of the airfoil section with a single spanwise width that is greater than or equal to a spanwise width of any other portion of the fairing section. In another embodiment of the invention the fairing section can have a first side and a second side, each with a point of maximum curvature. At least one point of maximum curvature can be located aft of the airfoil section.

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