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Rotor/wing dual mode hub fairing system

Invented by: Eric W. Walliser
Mesa, AZ

Robert A. Nowak
Mesa, AZ

Originally Assigned to: The Boeing Company
Chicago, IL
[Now assigned to . . .]

Issued:2008-10-14
Filed:2005-09-28
Application No:11162924
Examined by:Dinh; Tien

A hub fairing system (12) for a stopped-rotor aircraft (10) having a fuselage (14) including a hub (16). The hub (16) is mechanically coupled to the fuselage (14) and to multiple blades (40) and is rotated by an engine (22). A retractable fairing (60, 64) covers a portion of the hub (16). An actuator (26) is coupled to the fairing (60, 64). A controller (28) is coupled to the actuator (26) and retracts the fairing (60, 64). A method of reducing drag on the aircraft includes transitioning between a rotary-wing mode and a fixed-wing mode. The fairing (60, 64) is deployed over a portion of the hub (16) upon the completion of the transition between flight modes.

[pdf] U.S. Pat. No. 7,434,763

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