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Wingtip vortex dissipator for aircraftA means for attenuating the vortex created at aircraft wingtips which consists of a retractable planar surface transverse to the airstream and attached downstream of the wingtip which creates a positive pressure gradient just downstream from the wing is presented. The positive pressure forces a break up of the rotational air flow of the vortex.
Document ID
19770003059
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Patterson, J. C., Jr. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
October 5, 1976
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-473973
Patent Number: US-PATENT-3,984,070
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-LAR-11645-1
Accession Number
77N10001
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-3,984,070|NASA-CASE-LAR-11645-1
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-473973

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