An aircraft drain mast (401) configured to be attached to skin portion (107) of an aircraft (100) comprising: a main body (403) bounded by a root portion (405), a front portion (407), a rear portion (409), and a tip portion(411); wherein the main body (403) comprises one or more internal conduits (415A, 415B) extending between the root portion (405) and one or more corresponding apertures (417A, 417B) located at the tip portion (411), wherein a leading edge (406) of the front portion (407) is defined by a first curved section (419) extending between a first end point (421) at the root portion (405) and a second end point (423) the tip portion (411), wherein a trailing edge (408) of the rear portion (409) is defined by a second curve section (425) extending between a third end point (427) at the root portion (405) and a fourth end point (429) at the tip portion (411), and wherein the second curve section (425) has a curvature that is constant or increasing monotonically from the third end point (427) until a point of maximum curvature is reached at an apex(431) between the root portion (405) and the tip portion (411), after which the curvature of the second curve section (425) decreases monotonically between the apex (431) and the fourth end point (429) at the tip portion (411).
AIRCRAFT DRAIN MAST
FLUGZEUGABFLUSSMAST
MÂT DE DRAINAGE D'AÉRONEF
2024-09-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |