A vertical tail unit (7) including an outer skin (13) in contact with an ambient air flow (21), wherein the outer skin (13) extends between a leading edge (23) and a trailing edge (25) with opposite lateral sides (27a, 27b), and surrounds an interior space (29), and wherein the outer skin (13) has a porous section at the leading edge (23), a pressure chamber (15) arranged in the interior space (29), wherein the pressure chamber (15) is fluidly connected to the porous section (31), an air inlet (17) provided in the outer skin (13) and fluidly connected to the pressure chamber (15), and an air outlet (19) provided in the outer skin (13) and fluidly connected to the pressure chamber (15).


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    Title :

    VERTICAL TAIL UNIT FOR FLOW CONTROL


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-04-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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