GB651436A - Improvements in aircraft - Google Patents

Improvements in aircraft

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Publication number
GB651436A
GB651436A GB15168/48A GB1516848A GB651436A GB 651436 A GB651436 A GB 651436A GB 15168/48 A GB15168/48 A GB 15168/48A GB 1516848 A GB1516848 A GB 1516848A GB 651436 A GB651436 A GB 651436A
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wings
aircraft
fuel
fuselage
swept
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GB15168/48A
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Geoffrey Terence Roland Hill
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Blackburn and General Aircraft Ltd
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Blackburn and General Aircraft Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B64C3/38—Adjustment of complete wings or parts thereof
    • B64C3/40—Varying angle of sweep
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/10—Drag reduction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Emergency Lowering Means (AREA)

Abstract

651,436. Aircraft wings. BLACKBURN & GENERAL AIRCRAFT, Ltd., [formerly BLACKBURN AIRCRAFT, Ltd.]. June 4, 1948, No. 15168. [Class 4] The wings 1 of an aircraft are disposed substantially normal to the longitudinal axis during take-off and landing, and are rotated about pivots 2 at the roots into a swept-back position in which they co-operate with the tail-planes 4 to form a wing of delta shape for high-speed flight. The wings carry landing flaps 7 which nest within root fairings 5 in the swept-back position, and ailerons 6 which are preferably of the split type, in order that they may enclose the leading edges of the tailplanes when retracted. Controllers 8, pivotally mounted on axes parallel to the wing leading edges, provide lateral control when the wings are in the highspeed position. The pivots 2 are preferably so arranged that the wings 1 assume a predetermined dihedral and/or incidence when moved forward to the low-speed position. In order to maintain longitudinal stability when the wings are moved, fuel or ballast is transferred between tanks 13, 14, 16, 17 disposed at the forward and rear ends of the fuselage. An additional tank 15 is situated at the position of the centre of gravity during high-speed flight, during which period fuel is drawn only from that tank. As an alternative to fuel transfer part of it may be jettisoned or, according to the Provisional Specification, a sliding weight may be fitted in the fuselage, linked to the wings so as to be movable therewith.
GB15168/48A 1948-06-04 1948-06-04 Improvements in aircraft Expired GB651436A (en)

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Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2822995A (en) * 1954-01-27 1958-02-11 Bowen Max Adjustable wing aircraft
US2915261A (en) * 1954-01-26 1959-12-01 Wallis Barnes Neville Aerodyne with wings having variable sweep-back
DE1291635B (en) * 1963-12-27 1969-03-27 Aviation Louis Breguet Sa Airplane with wings pivotable about vertical axes
GB2203223A (en) * 1977-08-18 1988-10-12 British Aerospace Control means
US6685137B2 (en) 2000-03-16 2004-02-03 Bae Systems Plc Flight control system for an aircraft
EP2727827A3 (en) * 2012-10-30 2018-01-03 The Boeing Company Horizontal folding wingtip
US9950780B2 (en) 2011-10-01 2018-04-24 The Boeing Company Horizontal folding wingtip
US10301007B2 (en) 2011-10-01 2019-05-28 The Boeing Company Wing fold controller
US10370083B2 (en) 2012-10-30 2019-08-06 The Boeing Company Wing fold system rotating latch
US10518864B2 (en) 2011-10-01 2019-12-31 The Boeing Company Wing fold controller
EP3738876A1 (en) * 2019-04-12 2020-11-18 MBDA Deutschland GmbH Cruise missile and method for controlling same

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2915261A (en) * 1954-01-26 1959-12-01 Wallis Barnes Neville Aerodyne with wings having variable sweep-back
US2822995A (en) * 1954-01-27 1958-02-11 Bowen Max Adjustable wing aircraft
DE1291635B (en) * 1963-12-27 1969-03-27 Aviation Louis Breguet Sa Airplane with wings pivotable about vertical axes
GB2203223A (en) * 1977-08-18 1988-10-12 British Aerospace Control means
US6685137B2 (en) 2000-03-16 2004-02-03 Bae Systems Plc Flight control system for an aircraft
US9950780B2 (en) 2011-10-01 2018-04-24 The Boeing Company Horizontal folding wingtip
US10301007B2 (en) 2011-10-01 2019-05-28 The Boeing Company Wing fold controller
US10518864B2 (en) 2011-10-01 2019-12-31 The Boeing Company Wing fold controller
EP2727827A3 (en) * 2012-10-30 2018-01-03 The Boeing Company Horizontal folding wingtip
US10370083B2 (en) 2012-10-30 2019-08-06 The Boeing Company Wing fold system rotating latch
EP3738876A1 (en) * 2019-04-12 2020-11-18 MBDA Deutschland GmbH Cruise missile and method for controlling same

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