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In at least one embodiment, the apparatus of the invention is a flight vehicle tail assembly having an exterior surface, at least one first vent in the exterior surface, at least one second vent in the exterior surface, and an air passage connecting the at least one first vent to the at least one se

In at least one embodiment, the apparatus of the invention is a flight vehicle tail assembly having an exterior surface, at least one first vent in the exterior surface, at least one second vent in the exterior surface, and an air passage connecting the at least one first vent to the at least one second vent allowing air to flow therebetween. Where the at least one first vent is located near a high air pressure area acting on the exterior surface during a range of predefined flight conditions. Further, the at least one second vent is located near a low air pressure area acting on the exterior surface during the predefined flight conditions. So that at the predefined flight conditions adverse loads on the tail assembly are reduced by venting air from the high pressure area, through the tail assembly, to the low pressure area. The method of the present invention includes the steps of: receiving air through the at least one first vent in the exterior surface, passing the air through the tail assembly from the at least one first vent to at least one second vent in the exterior surface, and ejecting the air out of the tail assembly at the at least one second vent.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A flight vehicle tail assembly comprising:A. an exterior surface; B. at least one first vent in the exterior surface; C. at least one second vent in the exterior surface; D. an air passage connecting the at least one first vent and at least one second vent allowing air to flow therebetween; where

1. A flight vehicle tail assembly comprising:A. an exterior surface; B. at least one first vent in the exterior surface; C. at least one second vent in the exterior surface; D. an air passage connecting the at least one first vent and at least one second vent allowing air to flow therebetween; wherein the at least one first vent is-located at least near a high air pressure area acting on the exterior surface during a range of predefined flight conditions, and wherein the at least one second vent is located at least near a low air pressure area acting on the exterior surface during said predefined flight conditions; and at least one first vent door attached to the tail assembly, wherein the at least one first vent door has a first door closed position, and wherein with the at least one first vent door is the first door closed position the at least one first vent door covers at least a portion of the at least one first vent.