Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Curved winglet
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Application No.: US15112583Application Date: 2015-01-19
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Publication No.: US10336440B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Geoffrey Richard Williams
- Applicant: Airbus Operations Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Bristol
- Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
- Current Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Bristol
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Priority: GB1400878.3 20140120
- International Application: PCT/GB2015/050110 WO 20150119
- International Announcement: WO2015/107367 WO 20150723
- Main IPC: B64C23/06
- IPC: B64C23/06 ; B64F5/00

Abstract:
A winglet 3 has an inner end 5 and an outer 7. The winglet 3 has a varying radius of curvature (R) which:(i) decreases along the winglet over a first distanced1; (ii) remains constant over a second distanced2; and (iii) increases along the winglet 3 over a third distance d3. The sum of the first and third distances (d1+d3) is greater than the second distance (d2). The radius of curvature may vary according to the equation R=k1/dn. The parameter n may be equal to 1, such that the curvature follows an Euler spiral.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160340029A1 A CURVED WINGLET Public/Granted day:2016-11-24
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