US Patent:
20140021302, Jan 23, 2014
Inventors:
Jon Karkow - Tehachapi CA, US
John Roncz - Elkhart IN, US
Dieter Koehler - Powell Butte OR, US
Len Fox - Bend OR, US
David Lednicer - Redmond WA, US
International Classification:
B64C 21/00
B64C 21/10
Abstract:
A configuration and system for rendering an aircraft spin resistant is disclosed. Resistance of the aircraft to spinning is accomplished by constraining a stall cell to a wing region adjacent to the fuselage and distant from the wing tip. Wing features that facilitate this constraint include but are not limited to one or more cuffs, stall strips, vortex generators, wing twists, wing sweeps and horizontal stabilizers. Alone or in combination, aircraft configuration features embodied by the present invention render the aircraft spin resistant by constraining the stall cell, which allows control surfaces of the aircraft to remain operational to control the aircraft.