U.S. Patent Specifications

Emerald - Tập 29 Số 12 - Trang 394-394 - 1957

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In a supersonic aircraft, a fuselage, a plurality of aerofoils fixed relative to said fuselage including top and bottom surfaces, said aerofoils being longitudinally spaced from the centre of gravity of said aircraft, means for selectively creating supersonic aerodynamic wave patterns over a major portion of said aerofoils whereby differences in pressure result between the top and bottom surfaces of said aerofoils to control said aircraft in flight including a member extensible from the aircraft into the airstream and located adjacent each of said aerofoils, said member comprising a pair of toggle links having a common connexion breakable toward and movable into the free airstream, means for pivotally supporting the end of one of said links on said fuselage, means for biasing the free end of the other of said links in juxtaposition with said fuselage in all positions of said toggle, and means for selectively moving said common connexion into and out of said airstream.

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