A wing incorporating a wing tip with a curved leading edge and a curved trailing edge to minimize induced drag for a given wing form is disclosed. The curve of the leading and trailing edges of the wing tip may be described generally as parabolic, elliptic, or super elliptic. A finite tip segment may be included with a sweep angle between the end of the curved leading edge and the end of the curved trailing edge. The wing tip may also include a spanwise camber.
CURVED WING TIP
GEKRÜMMTE FLÜGELSPITZE
EXTRÉMITÉ D'AILE INCURVÉE
2019-11-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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