Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flying wing aircraft
- Patent Title (中): 飞翼飞机
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Application No.: US12001218Application Date: 2007-12-11
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Publication No.: US08191820B1Publication Date: 2012-06-05
- Inventor: Bryan Wayne Westra , Roxanne Marie Sato , Douglas Ellwood Shultz , James Franklin Kerswell , Perry Bruce Petersen , Scott Walter Collins
- Applicant: Bryan Wayne Westra , Roxanne Marie Sato , Douglas Ellwood Shultz , James Franklin Kerswell , Perry Bruce Petersen , Scott Walter Collins
- Applicant Address: US VA Falls Church
- Assignee: Northrop Gurmman Corporation
- Current Assignee: Northrop Gurmman Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Falls Church
- Agency: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker
- Main IPC: B64C39/10
- IPC: B64C39/10 ; B64C5/04 ; B64C5/12 ; B64C21/04
Abstract:
The invention is an aircraft that includes a flying wing having a plurality of extendable flaps mounted on the trailing edge of the flying wing. A canard is mounted on the nose of said flying wing. A system is mounted in the flying wing for providing high pressure air over the canard and the flaps. A second system is provided for controlling the flow of air over the canard to provide pitch control of the aircraft.
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