Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft sustentation – Sustaining airfoils
Patent
1980-11-03
1985-05-28
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft sustentation
Sustaining airfoils
244 35R, 244 48, 244130, 244198, B64C 310
Patent
active
045195609
ABSTRACT:
An airfoil used in a ruddevator assembly for controlling movement of an aircraft refueling boom, where there are two airfoils (i.e. ruddevators) mounted to the boom, each at a dihedral angle of about 42.degree.. Each airfoil has an outboard section, which is an advanced technology cambered airfoil for high lift at transonic speeds, with a raked wing tip. The inboard portion of the airfoil has a forwardly extending strake-like member having a sharp leading edge which in planform comprises three sections. There is a curved forward edge section and two rearwardly extending edge sections, which in operation are positioned at high sweep angles. The side edge portions of the strake-like member create vortices which travel over the inboard portion of the airfoil to augment lift over a wide range of surface deflection of the airfoil (i.e., angle of attack). The inboard vortex also smooths the flow over the boom housing, and another aerodynamic feature is that the hinge moments exerted on the airfoil are relatively linear over a wide range of deflection, thus enhancing the control characteristics of the ruddevator assembly.
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Ishimitsu Kichio K.
Tinoco Edward N.
Barefoot Galen L.
The Boeing Company
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