According to an embodiment disclosed herein, a gurney flap assembly includes an actuator, and a flexible body attaching to the actuator, the body having a downwardly depending flap for moving into and out of an airstream in a pressure side of a wing, wherein the flexible body flexes in reaction to motion of the actuator. This increases the lift force of the rotor blade, wing or aerofoil blade.


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    Title :

    ACTIVE GURNEY FLAP


    Additional title:

    VOLET GURNEY ACTIF


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2015-06-16


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



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