Aircraft vertical tail with a movable leading edge element that pivots and extends to manage airflow.
Dividing the trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuator into lateral units moves the rear pressure bulkhead back, expanding pressurized fuselage volume.
Flush air inlet opening at the leading edge pressurizes the internal chamber, eliminating protruding scoops that increase drag.
A high-lift device track transitions from an inverted-U to an H cross-section at the second track end.
Strain gauges mounted in thinned bolt cavities detect shear deformation, resolving load detection precision issues without increasing system complexity.
Model predictive control optimizes constraints while dynamic inversion executes commands to maintain stability in reconfigurable rotary wing aircraft.
Movable blade segments adjust the rudder cross-section to generate additional steering torque in the supersonic range without continuous thrust vectoring.
Single rigid wall deflects bird trajectories at less than 45 degrees, reducing impact energy and preventing brittle composite skin damage.
Variable-geometry oblique wing couples with a canard for supersonic flight and disconnects for subsonic operations.
Shape memory polymer tools eliminate complex preforming steps, enabling direct lamination and extraction of monolithic composite fuselage structures.
Shaped cavity uses resonant macrosonic synthesis to maximize actuating flow exit velocity, eliminating external fuel or high-pressure air requirements.