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Air induction control systems and methods for aircraft are provided. A particular aircraft includes a fuselage, a pair of wings and an engine. The aircraft also includes an inlet defining an aperture to receive air for delivery to the engine. The inlet has a longitudinal axis generally aligned with

Air induction control systems and methods for aircraft are provided. A particular aircraft includes a fuselage, a pair of wings and an engine. The aircraft also includes an inlet defining an aperture to receive air for delivery to the engine. The inlet has a longitudinal axis generally aligned with a direction of flow of the air as the air approaches the inlet. The aircraft also includes at least one first dielectric barrier discharge generator positioned to apply a first force to the air prior to the air being received by the engine. The first force acts in a first direction. The aircraft further includes at least one second dielectric barrier discharge generator positioned to apply a second force to the air prior to the air being received by the engine. The second force acts in a second direction that is non-parallel to the first direction.

대표청구항 ▼

What is claimed is: 1. An aircraft, comprising:a fuselage;a pair of wings;an engine;a surface of the aircraft upstream of the engine; andan air induction system, the air induction system including:an inlet defining a passageway to deliver air to the engine, wherein the passageway extends along a lon

What is claimed is: 1. An aircraft, comprising:a fuselage;a pair of wings;an engine;a surface of the aircraft upstream of the engine; andan air induction system, the air induction system including:an inlet defining a passageway to deliver air to the engine, wherein the passageway extends along a longitudinal axis of the inlet generally aligned with a direction of flow of air as the air approaches the inlet, wherein the passageway defines an aperture at a first end to receive a portion of the air as intake air for delivery to the engine at a second end of the passageway;at least one first dielectric barrier discharge generator positioned along the surface, wherein, during operation, the first dielectric barrier discharge generator applies a first force to a boundary layer of the air adjacent to the surface, wherein the first force acts in a first direction that is oblique to the longitudinal axis; andat least one second dielectric barrier discharge generator positioned along the surface, wherein, during operation, the second dielectric barrier discharge generator applies a second force to a portion of the boundary layer, wherein the second force acts in a second direction, wherein the second direction is one of: generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and at an angle that is between the first direction and the longitudinal axis.