Aircraft with forward opening inlay spoilers for yaw control
CA 2514825 A1 · Owner: Northrop Grumman Corporation · Inventors: Clark, Walter Dennis
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An aircraft (50) comprises first (68) and second (70) wings positioned on opposite sides of a longitudinal axis, a first forward opening control surface (52) attached to an upper surface of the first wing (68) and a second forward , opening control surface (54) attached to an upper surface of the second wing (70) , wherein each of the first (56) and second hinges (58) is canted (01 02) with respect to a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft. A method of providing yaw control of an aircraft is also provided. The method comprises the steps of providing a first forward opening canted , spoiler in a top surface of a first wing of the aircraft providing a second , …
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- Filed December 16, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 16, 2023.
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