Patent ID: 6592072
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: B64C,Y02T

Abstract:
An improved transonic wing, the wing having a chord and a span, the wing comprising:an inboard wing portion that is configured to be coupled to an inboard side of a fuselage; and a mid-span wing portion that is coupled to a distal end of the inboard wing portion; wherein each of the inboard wing portion and the mid-span wing portion includes a trailing edge base, a high pressure surface connected to the trailing edge base, a low pressure surface opposite the high pressure surface and connected to the trailing edge base and a leading edge connecting the high pressure and low pressure surfaces opposite the trailing edge base; wherein at least a trailing portion of each of the high pressure and low pressure surfaces of the inboard wing portion are defined by slopes forming an included trailing edge angle that converges; and wherein at least a trailing portion of each of the high pressure and low pressure surfaces of the mid-span wing portion have slopes forming an included trailing edge angle that diverges.