Patents Examined by Jia Qi (Josh) Zhou
  • Patent number: 7104498
    Abstract: An aircraft comprising a Channel Wing having blown channel circulation control wings (CCW) for various functions. The blown channel CCW includes a channel that has a rounded or near-round trailing edge. The channel further has a trailing-edge slot that is adjacent to the rounded trailing edge of the channel. The trailing-edge slot has an inlet connected to a source of pressurized air and is capable of tangentially discharging pressurized air over the rounded trailing edge. The aircraft further has a propeller that is located in the channel and ahead of the rounded trailing edge of the channel. The propeller provides a propeller thrust exhaust stream across the channel wing to propel the aircraft through the air and to provide high lift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corp.
    Inventors: Robert J. Englar, Dennis M. Bushnell