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Auxiliary boom control system for rogallo type wing aircraft

Assignee: Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Corp
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Filing: 1962-08-20
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Granted: 1964-06-02
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Expires: 1982-08-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Peter F Girard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 05:37
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C31/00; B64C31/028; B64C31/032

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 78 words
IN AN AIRCRAFT HAVING AN AIRFRAME AND A ROGALLO TYPE LIFTING WING MOUNTED ON SAID AIRFRAME, A CONTROL SYSTEM, COMPRISING: RIGID BOOM MEMBERS FLEXIBLY ATTACHED TO PORTIONS OF SAID WING AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY CHORDWISE OF THE WING ADJACENT THE TIPS THEREOF; CONTROL MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID BOOM MEMBERS; SAID CONTROL MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID BOOM MEMBERS SELECTIVELY DIFFERENTIALLY AND COLLECTIVELY IN SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL PLANES, THEREBY CHANGING THE EFFECTIVE ANGLE OF ATTACK OF PORTIONS OF THE WING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 78 words
IN AN AIRCRAFT HAVING AN AIRFRAME AND A ROGALLO TYPE LIFTING WING MOUNTED ON SAID AIRFRAME, A CONTROL SYSTEM, COMPRISING: RIGID BOOM MEMBERS FLEXIBLY ATTACHED TO PORTIONS OF SAID WING AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY CHORDWISE OF THE WING ADJACENT THE TIPS THEREOF; CONTROL MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID BOOM MEMBERS; SAID CONTROL MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID BOOM MEMBERS SELECTIVELY DIFFERENTIALLY AND COLLECTIVELY IN SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL PLANES, THEREBY CHANGING THE EFFECTIVE ANGLE OF ATTACK OF PORTIONS OF THE WING.

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