Method of extending the performance of a specific jet aircraft

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1988-03-21

1989-09-26

Basinger, Sherman D.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft control

244119, 244198, B64C 310

Patent

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048694436

ABSTRACT:
A method of extending the maneuver, performance and flight safety of a specific fighter aircraft, namely, the F-16, is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a portion of the forebody strakes on the original aircraft which extend along each side of the fuselage to the front of the cockpit are eliminated, with a small leading edge cap capping the leading edge just forward of the structural bulkhead at the aft end of the cockpit. While the method involves the removal and replacement of skin panels, access doors and various frame members adjacent the cockpit, as well as the rerouting of one or more wire bundles, no major structural changes are required, and the modification may be made utilizing ordinary maintenance and repair procedures. The net result of the modification is to shift the center of pressure which acts on the forebody aft, thereby eliminating the deep stall characteristics of the aircraft.

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patent: 4198018 (1980-04-01), Brault
patent: 4311289 (1982-01-01), Finch
patent: 4569494 (1986-02-01), Sakata

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