Patent ID: 11912435
Assignee: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. The connector element according to claim 18, including one of the following:
wherein the connector element is in the form of an aerodynamically contoured spacer body configured for generating zero net lift when the composite air vehicle is in straight and level flight;
the connector element is in the form of an aerodynamic vertical fin when the composite air vehicle is in straight and level flight, and having an aerofoil-like cross-section, a leading edge and a trailing edge;
wherein the connector element is in the form of an aerodynamically contoured spacer body, and, wherein the connector element has a swept-back aerodynamic configuration, which facilitates providing a required longitudinal spacing and height spacing between the first air vehicle and the second air vehicle in the composite air vehicle when the composite air vehicle is in straight and level flight; or
the connector element is in the form of an aerodynamic vertical fin when the composite air vehicle is in straight and level flight, having an aerofoil-like cross-section, a leading edge and a trailing edge, and, wherein the connector element has a swept-back aerodynamic configuration, which facilitates providing a required longitudinal spacing and height spacing between the first air vehicle and the second air vehicle in the composite air vehicle when the composite air vehicle is in straight and level flight.