Inventors:
Nicholas R. Guida - Sagle ID, US
Assignee:
TAMARACK AEROSPACE GROUP, INC. - Sandpoint ID
International Classification:
B64C 23/06, B64C 13/02, B64C 3/58
Abstract:
An active wing extension includes a body portion substantially parallel to a wing of an aircraft, as if it were an extension of the wing. The body portion is attachable to an aircraft wing and includes multiple controllable airflow modification devices coupled thereto. By virtue of having multiple controllable airflow modification devices, the wing extension is capable of adjusting control surfaces of the multiple controllable airflow modification devices in response to in-flight conditions, to reduce wing loads, improve wing fatigue characteristics, increase range, and/or increase efficiency.