U.S. Patent Specifications

Abstract

An aircraft has a fuselage and a plurality of lifting surfaces, each of the lifting surfaces comprise a portion fixedly attached to the fuselage and a portion pivotally mounted on the fixed portion for angular displacement about a spanwise axis, a power means mounted on the pivoted portion. The power means includes a compressor. The pivotally mounted portion is provided with a boundary layer removal slot and duct, means leading from the compressor to the slot for removing the boundary layer air.

Citation

(1960), "U.S. Patent Specifications", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 32 No. 11, pp. 348-348. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb033336