An aircraft is provided and includes a fuselage including a top and a tail, a main rotor apparatus disposed at the top of the fuselage, which rotates one or more rotors to generate lift, and an active flow control (AFC) system. The AFC system includes plasma actuators configured to generate plasma at a location adjacent to the main rotor apparatus and/or at the tail of the fuselage.
ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM
2018-10-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
Active control flow system and method of cooling and providing active flow control
European Patent Office | 2019
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