Inventors:
Kent Paul Misegades - Cary NC, US
International Classification:
B64C 7/00
Abstract:
An aerodynamic fairing for the lift strut of an aircraft is disclosed. The fairing has an airfoil shape on the outside specially chosen to minimize aerodynamic drag. It has a thin external skin and an internal structure of foam material to provide stiffness and to allow its secure attachment around the existing lift strut. Special fillets are provided at either end of the fairing to assure a smooth transition of the fairing to the adjacent fuselage and wing undersurface to further minimize aerodynamic drag. The fairing is split at its trailing edge, allowing installation and removal by a standard aircraft fastener integrated in the fairing's trailing edge.