Airfoil system for cruising flight

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8882049
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12138709

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An airfoil system includes an airfoil body and at least one flexible strip. The airfoil body has a top surface and a bottom surface, a chord length, a span, and a maximum thickness. Each flexible strip is attached along at least one edge thereof to either the top or bottom surface of the airfoil body. The flexible strip has a spanwise length that is a function of the airfoil body's span, a chordwise width that is a function of the airfoil body's chord length, and a thickness that is a function of the airfoil body's maximum thickness.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNASA HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 20546

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Liu, Tianshu Portage, US 15 71
Shams, Qamar A Yorktown, US 24 266

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