Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oblique blended wing body aircraft
- Patent Title (中): 倾斜混合翼体飞机
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Application No.: US12675165Application Date: 2008-08-29
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Publication No.: US08408490B2Publication Date: 2013-04-02
- Inventor: William R McDonnell
- Applicant: William R McDonnell
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: Advanced Product Development, LLC
- Current Assignee: Advanced Product Development, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Agency: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2008/074795 WO 20080829
- International Announcement: WO2009/029796 WO 20090305
- Main IPC: B64C3/10
- IPC: B64C3/10

Abstract:
An oblique wing aircraft (1) designed for reduced surface area to volume ratio. The aircraft has an oblique wing comprising a forward swept wing segment (27) on one side of the wing and an aft swept wing segment (29) on the opposite side of the wing. A center oblique airfoil section (25) connects the forward and aft swept wing segments. The center oblique airfoil section has a larger chord near its centerline than the chords of either of the forward or aft swept wing segments. The chord of the center oblique airfoil section tapers down more rapidly than the forward or aft wing segments as the center oblique airfoil section extends outboard toward the forward and aft swept wings. The center oblique airfoil section is not shaped solely to function as a circular fairing to fill the gap between an oblique wing and a fuselage at different oblique wing angles, nor is it a second wing in an X wing configuration. Preferably, the aircraft is an all-wing aircraft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100243795A1 OBLIQUE BLENDED WING BODY AIRCRAFT Public/Granted day:2010-09-30
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