An airfoil body for an aircraft extending from an inner end to an outer end, between a leading edge and a trailing edge and having a pressure surface and a suction surface, the airfoil body having an outer surface and an inner support structure, the outer surface including a fixed skin section and a movable skin section, wherein the movable skin section comprises a first portion including an array of transducer elements, and the airfoil body including an actuator for moving the movable skin section to selectively position the transducer elements on the outer surface.
Airfoil body including a moveable section of an outer surface carrying an array of transducer elements
2019-11-05
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | H01L Halbleiterbauelemente , SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / H02S GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES , Erzeugung elektrischer Energie durch Umwandlung von Infrarot-Strahlung, sichtbarem Licht oder ultraviolettem Licht, z.B. unter Verwendung von Photovoltaik [PV]-Modulen |