Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft sustentation – Sustaining airfoils
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-17
2005-05-17
Eldred, J. Woodrow (Department: 3644)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft sustentation
Sustaining airfoils
C244S201000, C244S203000, C244S130000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06892989
ABSTRACT:
A method for reducing drag upon a blunt-based vehicle by adaptively increasing forebody roughness to increase drag at the roughened area of the forebody, which results in a decrease in drag at the base of this vehicle, and in total vehicle drag.
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Iliff Kenneth W.
Moes Timothy R.
Saltzman Edwin J.
Whitmore Stephen A.
Eldred J. Woodrow
Kusmiss John H.
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