Patent ID: 11912398
Assignee: TAMARACK AEROSPACE GROUP, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An aircraft comprising:
a fuselage;
a baseline wing including:
a first end coupled to the fuselage,
a second end opposite the first end, and
an aileron; and

a wing extension including:
a horizontal portion coupled to the second end of the baseline wing such that the horizontal portion is outboard of the baseline wing, and
a plurality of controllable airflow modification devices (CAMDs) disposed along the horizontal portion, wherein a number of the CAMDs is based at least in part on a performance characteristic of the aircraft, the plurality of CAMDs including at least:
a first CAMD controllable independently of the aileron, and
a second CAMD controllable independently of the aileron,
wherein at least one of the first CAMD or the second CAMD is configured to alleviate a load on the baseline wing.