Abstract: A method to produce an aircraft (1) includes providing an overlay coating (22), shaped according to the development of a flat airfoil made from a flexible laminate (23) and having a film (25) and an adhesive layer (24), providing a filler (21), shaped according to the aerodynamic profile chosen, so that the adhesive layer (24) contacts the filler (21) and the film conforms to the aerodynamic surface of the aircraft (1). Thereafter, the coating (22) is fixed to the filler (21) through the adhesive layer (24), with a flap of the coating (22) left protruding beyond the rear part of the filler (21), the flap being flexibly movable with respect to the filler (21). Actuators (3) are then placed and secured by the adhesive layer (24).

Abstract: Method, apparatus and sensors for directly interfacing a pilot (1) with the aerodynamic state of the surfaces of an aircraft, in particular allowing the direct sensorization of the conditions of the aerodynamic surfaces during the flight. The pilot (1) wears one or several “data suits” (2), for example on the arm, on the trunk, on the face or on the hands. The information on the boundary layer state is detected by a plurality of sensors (3) located on the different aerodynamic surfaces. A body interface (4) comprising a console (5), a multi-channel conditioning unit (6) and a processor (7) for the data acquisition are connected to the data suit (2). The data suit uses tactile sensations to transmit to the pilot, data responsive to critical airflow conditions at the sensors (3). In an aircraft with many aerodynamic surfaces the pilot can detect directly any arising critical condition.