Aerospace vehicle fairing systems and associated methods
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing a wing, the method comprising:
- locating a first fairing and a second fairing proximate to the wing, the individual fairings including a first side and a second side laterally displaced from a longitudinal axis, wherein the first and second fairings each house (a) at least a portion of a drive mechanism configured to move one or more movable surfaces of the wing, (b) at least a portion of one or more supports associated with the corresponding movable surface, or (c) both (a) and (b);
mounting the first fairing to the wing with a point of maximum curvature for at least one of a first side and a second side of the first fairing located approximately forward of a trailing edge of the wing; and
mounting the second fairing to the wing outboard of the first fairing and with a point of maximum curvature for at least one of a first side and a second side of the second fairing located approximately aft of the trailing edge of the wing.
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Abstract
Aerospace vehicle fairing systems and associated methods, including fairings that house flap surface drive mechanisms on aircraft, are disclosed herein. A method in accordance with one embodiment, for example, can include adjusting lift distribution across an airfoil. The airfoil includes a first inboard portion and a second outboard portion. The method can include locating a point of maximum curvature of a first fairing at least approximately forward of a trailing edge of the airfoil proximate to the first inboard portion. The method can also include locating a point of maximum curvature of a second fairing at least approximately aft of a trailing edge of the airfoil proximate to the second outboard portion. The locations of the points of maximum curvature for the first and second fairings are based, at least in part, on a target lift distribution.
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5 Claims
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1. A method for manufacturing a wing, the method comprising:
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locating a first fairing and a second fairing proximate to the wing, the individual fairings including a first side and a second side laterally displaced from a longitudinal axis, wherein the first and second fairings each house (a) at least a portion of a drive mechanism configured to move one or more movable surfaces of the wing, (b) at least a portion of one or more supports associated with the corresponding movable surface, or (c) both (a) and (b); mounting the first fairing to the wing with a point of maximum curvature for at least one of a first side and a second side of the first fairing located approximately forward of a trailing edge of the wing; and mounting the second fairing to the wing outboard of the first fairing and with a point of maximum curvature for at least one of a first side and a second side of the second fairing located approximately aft of the trailing edge of the wing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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