Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Turner - Chandler AZ, US
Andrew Appleby - Phoenix AZ, US
Robert L. Hoover - Phoenix AZ, US
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc. - Morristown NJ
International Classification:
B64D 1/00
Abstract:
A drainmast for discharging fluid from a body in motion, such as an aircraft in flight, may include a barrier disposed at a distal portion of the drainmast. The barrier may extend downstream from the drainmast trailing edge, and may be disposed at a negative angle of attack to a local free-stream airflow, thereby forming a downdraft over the barrier to prevent migration of discharged fluid towards an aircraft skin. In some embodiments, the drainmast may include one or more vanes, disposed internally within a discharge conduit of the drainmast, for deflecting fluid flow within the drainmast towards a direction of free-stream airflow outside the drainmast. Methods for channeling fluid away from an external surface of an aircraft in flight are also disclosed.