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Aeronautics September class, title,number 09/11

20110233322 - Navigation method for a missile: A SAR image recorded by a reconnaissance system is transferred as a reference edge image together with the data of the trajectory as a reference. The signal of the infrared seeker head of the missile is converted into a virtual SAR edge image and compared to the SAR reference image... Agent: Lfk-lenkflugkoerpersysteme Gmbh

20110233323 - Skid-type landing gear for a helicopter: The invention relates to a skid-type landing gear (1) for a helicopter (2) comprising bow shaped crosstubes (10-13) directed symmetrically towards a left- and a right-hand side of a longitudinal mid axis (9) of the helicopter (2) with respective skids (14, 15) at outboard ends thereof and main beams (5-8)... Agent: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh

20110233325 - Cargo carrying air vehicle: A system for controlling the lift of an airship for carrying a cargo and a supply of fuel has a self supporting hull made of a flexible gas impermeable material. Air which is located in the hull is at an internal pressure which is greater than the atmospheric pressure of... Agent:

20110233324 - Radio frequency transparent photovoltaic cell: A radio frequency transparent photovoltaic cell includes a back contact layer formed of an electrically conductive material, at least one aperture formed in the back contact layer, and at least one photovoltaic cell section disposed on the back contact layer. An airship includes one or more radio frequency antennas disposed... Agent: Raytheon Company

20110233326 - Rear part of an aircraft comprising a structure for supporting engines, extending through the fuselage and connected thereto by at least one connecting rod: A rear part of an aircraft, including a support structure for supporting engines, extending through the fuselage, through two openings distributed on either side of a vertical median plane of the aircraft. The support structure includes a first half-structure and a second half-structure respectively extending through the first and second... Agent: Airbus Operations (inc As A Societe Par Act Simpl)

20110233327 - Semi-levered landing gear and associated method: A semi-levered landing gear is provided that includes a shock strut, a truck beam pivotally connected to the shock strut and a semi-levered landing gear mechanism including at least three links configured to angularly orient the truck beam and a truck pitch actuation system operatively connected to at least one... Agent: The Boeing Company

20110233328 - Multifunctional electromechanical device for landing gear: s

20110233329 - Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft: An aircraft capable of thrust-borne flight can be automatically retrieved, serviced, and launched using equipment suitable for use on a small vessel, or at a base with similarly limited space or irregular motion. For retrieval, the aircraft drops a tether, and pulls the tether at low relative speed into contact... Agent: Aerovel Corporation

20110233330 - Device for generating aerodynamic resistance on an aircraft: An aircraft comprises an airbrake which is disposed upstream in front of a vertical tail and which can be swung out into the airflow approaching the vertical tail. In order to reduce structure dynamic loads on the vertical tail, passages are formed in the brake flap.... Agent:

20110233331 - Method for moving an appliance for maneuvering aircraft in an airport zone: A method for controlling at least one appliances for moving aircrafts: at least one appliance connected to an aircraft is driven to a position that is closer to an entry corridor of a take-off runway than an exit corridor of the runway, and, once the appliance or each appliance is... Agent: Airbus Operations

20110233332 - Harpoon head and corresponding harpoon: A harpoon head (6) for a system for anchoring an aircraft on a grating (4) is characterized in that a distal end of the harpoon head has an interchangeable insert (20).... Agent: Dcns

20110233333 - Small diameter pressure structure commercial aircraft crew rest: An aircraft crew rest station includes an overhead crew rest portion including a central deck portion, forward and aft bunk portions, and a central entry vestibule connected between a passenger seating area and the central deck portion. The forward and aft bunk portions include a plurality of adjacent partitioned individual... Agent: Be Intellectual Property, Inc

20110233336 - Fuselage structure for combined fixing of insulation blankets and items of equipment, aircraft incorporating such a structure: An installation of systems in aircraft fuselages such as thermophonic insulation mattresses and devices such as onboard systems, and bundles of electric wires or fluid ducts (air, water, oxygen, hydraulic fluid). A structure for fastening onto an aircraft fuselage includes at least frames and stringers, the structure further including: fuselage... Agent: Airbus Operations (inc. As A Soc. Par Act. Simpl.)

20110233335 - Impact resistant and damage tolerant aircraft fuselage: The aircraft fuselage part (31) located in a section of an aircraft (11) having attached a propulsion system (13) by means of upstream pylons (17) that comprises: a skin (35); a plurality of frames (37) arranged perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis (33), a single or internally divided upper longitudinal box... Agent: Airbus Operations, S.l.

20110233334 - Structure, especially a fuselage structure of an aircraft or a spacecraft: The present invention provides a fuselage structure (1; 1′) of an aircraft comprising an annular skin segment (2; 2′) which has a cross-sectional opening (3; 3′), a pressure cap (4; 4′) for a pressure-tight closure of the cross-sectional opening (3; 3′), and a plurality of tension struts (7, 8, 9;... Agent: Airbus Operations Gmbh

20110233337 - Passenger seat assembly with associated floor panel and aircraft sidewall attachment, and method: An aircraft passenger seat assembly includes a seat frame on which is mounted at least one seat back, a seat pan and a plurality of seat legs and at least one seat floor panel having integrated floor panel seat tracks mounted therein and adapted for being mounted onto an aircraft... Agent: Be Aerospace, Inc.

20110233338 - Joint: A joint between an aircraft wing box cover and a leading/trailing edge structure, the cover and the structure having flush aerodynamic outer surfaces, wherein the structure has an integrally formed land that extends over an inner surface of the cover, and the land of the structure is fastened to the... Agent: Airbus Operations Limited

20110233339 - Passenger seat assembly and associated floor panel structure: A system is provided, including at least one floor panel adapted to matingly engage and be supported by a support structure; and securing means for securing at least one seat support to the floor panel; wherein the seat support corresponds to a vertical plane at a substantially horizontal end of... Agent: Be Aerospace, Inc.

20110233340 - Aircraft ice protection system: An ice protection system (30) wherein a heater array (50) comprises a series of consecutive electrothermal heaters (51) which proceed one after another in a substantially aft-fore-aft path. A power source (60) supplies the heater array (50) with electrical energy and a heater interface (80) switches each heater (51) into... Agent:

20110233341 - Hybrid emergency ejection system: An emergency escape sequence for a commercial aircraft is shown. Individual pods that are separable from the aircraft are ejected individually, following the separation and ejection of the upper cabin from the fuselage. Parachutes are deployed to assist in the safe descent of the pods. Airbags are also deployed to... Agent:

20110233342 - Load bearing sheet comprising reinforcing tapes: A load bearing sheet comprises a flexible layer reinforced with a plurality of reinforcing elements arranged on one or both sides of the flexible layer. The plurality of reinforcing elements comprises at least one HMwPE or UHMwPE tape. The invention also relates to a process for making the sheet. The... Agent:

20110233343 - Satellite control system: In a satellite control system, a liquid is ejected by thermal ejection from holes in a substrate structure to create a reactive force on the satellite allowing the position, such as the attitude, of the satellite to be adjusted.... Agent:

20110233344 - Satellite control system: In a satellite control system, a liquid is ejected by thermal ejection from holes in a substrate structure to create a reactive force on the satellite allowing the position, such as the attitude, of the satellite to be adjusted.... Agent:

20110226896 - Lightning-resistant fastener, cap, fastener member, and method for attaching lightning-resistant fastener: A lightning-resistant fastener, a cap, a fastener member, and a method for attaching the lightning-resistant fastener are provided, which enhance workability and quality stability besides reliably securing an insulating property, and can lead to enhancement in safety of an airframe and reduction in manufacturing cost. A head portion 25b of... Agent: Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation

20110226897 - Launch vehicle fairing and construction: Light-weight acoustic dampening launch vehicle fairing structures having high strength and stiffness and capable of filling to provide high mass density and rapidly unloaded at a predetermined time following launch, and methods of making them are provided. The panels include a monolithic body comprised of fibrous reinforcement material in a... Agent:

20110226889 - Defense system: An exo-atmospheric intercepting method for intercepting in space multiple objects, including acquiring and tracking multiple inflated objects which fly towards a protected territory. The method further includes launching an interceptor missile accommodating a plurality of kill vehicles each hosting a plurality of punching objects and classifying the multiple objects into... Agent: Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.

20110226890 - Aircraft with this vtol technology can achieve vtol even its thrust-to-weight ratio is smaller than 1: An aircraft with this VTOL technology (the Invention) (6,7,8,9,10,18,19,20) can achieve VTOL even its thrust-to-weight ratio is smaller than 1. It is impossible for an aircraft with a thrust-to-weight ratio smaller than 1 to take off and land vertically with traditional technologies. The present invention, however, can achieve VTOL on... Agent:

20110226891 - Airplane and space shuttle ejection seat: Ejection seats have been on the road towards perfection ever since they were first made. But there are still too many situations that can't be avoided with just one function, ejecting and parachuting down. We have attempted to take it a few steps further: adding a small jet pack and... Agent:

20110226892 - Rotary wing vehicle: Embodiments of the invention relate to a vehicle comprising a plurality of inclined rotors that are operable to provide at least one of thrust and torque vectoring according to a desired thrust and/or torque vectors.... Agent:

20110226893 - Rear part of an aircraft comprising a structure for supporting engines, connected to the fuselage by at least one blocking element under compression loading: A rear part of an aircraft including a support structure for supporting engines, passing through the fuselage, through first and second openings. The rear part includes a connection structure connecting the support structure to the fuselage, including a first connection mechanism connecting the support structure to a first casing forming... Agent: Airbus Operations (inc As A Societe Par Act Simpl)

20110226894 - Rear part of an aircraft comprising a structure for supporting engines, extending through the fuselage and connected thereto by at least one connecting rod: A rear part of an aircraft including a support structure for supporting engines, extending through the fuselage, through a first opening and a second opening. A connection structure connects the support structure to the fuselage, including a first connection mechanism connecting the support structure to a first casing forming the... Agent: Airbus Operations (inc As A Societe Par Act Simpl)

20110226895 - Dynamic human/wind powered flying suit: A completely dynamic human powered flying suit comprising of a pair of bat wings and an interconnecting flexible main sheet with the body of the pilot-operator lying on top of and in the center of the non-rigid section of the apparatus when in flight. Each wing has a front section... Agent:

20110226898 - Crash attenuation system for aircraft: A crash attenuation system for an aircraft, the system having an airbag carried by the aircraft and inflatable generally adjacent an exterior of the aircraft. The airbag has at least one vent for releasing gas from the interior of the airbag. A gas source is in fluid communication with the... Agent:

20110226899 - Autonomous plane architecture for the transport and the replacement of propulsion engines: To be able to transport and replace in an autonomous manner one of its failing propulsion engines, a plane includes: a fuselage; propulsion engines maintained above the fuselage; maintenance wells traversing the fuselage substantially vertically with respect to the engines in which the engines can be lifted or lowered; a... Agent: Airbus France

20110226900 - Seating arrangement, seat unit, tray table and seating system: A row of a plurality of adjacent seats supported by a support frame. The seat includes a seat back, a seat pan and a leg rest. The leg rest of each seat includes a leg support surface and is mounted relative to the seat frame in a manner to allow... Agent:

20110226901 - Method for laying a floor covering in a cabin of a vehicle: A method for laying a floor covering onto a floor in a cabin of a vehicle comprises the steps of applying a connection means to an element of a group comprising the floor covering and a floor, compacting the floor covering into a compact unit having an open end, bringing... Agent: Airbus Operations Gmbh

20110226902 - Aircraft cockpit with information display device: An aircraft cockpit that includes an information display device with a screen having a display surface and a rear surface opposite the display surface, and a cable harness connected to the screen. The rear surface includes a mechanism for retaining the cable harness substantially wound against the rear surface. The... Agent: Airbus Operations (inc. As A Soc. Par Act.simpl.)

20110226903 - De-icing device comprising means for detection of a leakage in a hot air supply system: A device for defrosting a leading edge of an aircraft, includes at least one opening (52) for ejecting hot air, a pipe (56) for directing the hot air from a power plant to the ejection opening (52), and elements (58) for measuring the pressure inside the pipe (56), characterized in... Agent: Airbus Operations Sas

20110226904 - Virtual ice accretion meter display: A flight display for an aircraft includes a virtual ice accretion meter having a liquid water content portion and an ice thickness portion. A method for determining ice accretion includes integrating over a time period a constant K multiplied by a liquid water content (LWC) and true airspeed (TAS).... Agent:

20110226905 - Stabilized controllable drogue for aerial flight refueling: The stabilized controllable drogue for an inflight aerial refueling system includes a reception coupling, a paradrogue frame, a drogue canopy, and a plurality of actuators for moving the drogue canopy in a desired direction to control, steer and stabilize the stabilized controllable drogue during turbulent conditions.... Agent: West Coast Netting, Inc.

20110226906 - method of controlling the centre of gravity of an aircraft: A method of controlling the centre of gravity of an aircraft having a plurality of fuel tanks, the method comprising transferring fuel from one or more of the fuel tanks according to a predetermined sequence, the timing of the sequence being dependent on the decrease in gross weight of the... Agent: Airbus Uk Limited

20110226907 - Optimal space situational awareness system: A satellite system for observing space objects includes two or more satellites positioned in an Earth orbit and configured to observe objects in various orbits including those viewed (i) against the Earth's background; (ii) against a sunlit Earth background; and (iii) against a space background. An electromagnetic sensor may be... Agent: Raytheon Company

20110226908 - Encased square wing: The invention relates to an aerodynamic wing in the shape of a tubed perfect square, the vertical stabilizers and air brake being built into the structure thereof, characterized in that said wing reduces induced drag and increases the efficiency of aircraft in flight.... Agent:

20110220758 - Architecture d'avion a fuselage large: A large-capacity airplane principally includes a fuselage which has no region of constant width between the front and the rear and a wing fixed to the fuselage. As a preference, the engines are fixed at the rear under a horizontal tail held above the fuselage by vertical stabilizers and maintenance... Agent: Airbus France

20110220759 - Power distribution system: The invention relates to a power distribution system for an aircraft that comprises at least one engine, comprising at least one torque transmission means that is movably held and is connected to at least one shaft of the engine and extends from the shaft of the engine to an interior... Agent: Airbus Operations Gmbh

20110220760 - Actuation system for a lift assisting device and roller bearings used therein: An actuation system for deploying and retracting a lift assisting device of a wing of an aircraft, is presented. The actuation system includes a track pivotally coupled to the lift assisting device, a shaft rotating in response to flight control signals to deploy or retract the lift assisting device, means... Agent: Roller Bearing Company Of America, Inc.

20110220762 - Actuation system for a lift assisting device and roller bearings used therein: An aircraft wing includes a wing structure, a slat panel mounted on a track, and an actuator mechanism on the wing structure coupled to the track for moving the slat panel between a deployed position and a retracted position. Track roller bearings on the wing structure rotatably contact the track,... Agent: Roller Bearing Company Of America, Inc.

20110220761 - Actuator-link assembly manufacturing method, actuator-link assembly designing method, and actuator-link assembly: In a material determining step, the material constituting an actuator and the material constituting a link are determined such that at least one of the materials contains fiber reinforced plastic. In a computing step, a computation model that defines the relationship between a control surface, the actuator, and the link... Agent: Nabtesco Corporation

20110220763 - Tapered brake disk: An aircraft brake system comprises an aircraft rotor oriented orthogonally with respect to an axis of rotation and an aircraft stator configured to nest with the aircraft rotor, where a stator friction surface is non-orthogonal to the axis of rotation. The aircraft brake system may further comprise a pressure plate... Agent: Goodrich Corporation

20110220764 - Mechanically opening emergency parachute: The mechanically opening emergency parachute is a parachute that may be opened quickly at low altitudes, such as during an emergency exit from an office building. The parachute includes a tube having opposed upper and lower ends, with an upper end of a suspension cord being secured to the lower... Agent:

20110220765 - Skydiving equipment to distribute the tension forces of a drogue parachute: The present invention relates to a skydiving equipment with a drogue parachute which is intended to capture the deployment bag until the opening, and to suspend the parachutist(s) in a horizontal position during the free fall, while distributing the tension forces of a drogue parachute (1) such that the ripcord... Agent:

20110215190 - Antennas: A reflector 38 includes a mirrored surface 48 and a frequency selective surface 46. The frequency selective surface 46 is arranged to reflect radiation of a first frequency band 52 and allow radiation of a second frequency band 50 to pass. The mirrored surface 48 is arranged to reflect radiation... Agent: Mbda Uk Limited

20110215191 - Vortex left platform: Apparatus and method of using a generated vortex contained in a cylindrical enclosure to generate aerodynamic lift.... Agent:

20110215192 - Landing gear steering systems: A steering system for aircraft landing gear can be used, for example, for controlling one or more axles of a bogie style landing gear system, such as, but not limited to, a six-wheel bogie style landing gear system. The steering system includes a rack having a plurality of rack teeth.... Agent: Goodrich Corporation

20110215204 - System and method for generating thrust: A thrust generator includes an air inlet configured to introduce air within the thrust generator and a plenum having a plurality of fluid injection devices. The plenum is configured to receive an exhaust gas from a gas generator and direct the exhaust gas via the plurality of fluid injection devices... Agent: General Electric Company

20110215193 - Hybrid torque box for a thrust reverser: A hybrid torque box comprising a plurality of composite tubes and metal fittings attached together in alternating succession and configured to attach a thrust reverser to an engine fan case of an aircraft. The hybrid torque box may be substantially hollow and may comprise two V-blades for attaching the torque... Agent: Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.

20110215194 - Electronic power module for an aircraft actuator: An electronic power module, in particular an all-electric actuator for an aircraft, comprising a support having electronic components mounted thereon together with a package covering and surrounding the components and fastened on the support, the package having walls fastened on corresponding faces of an intermediate part that is fastened to... Agent: Hispano Suiza

20110215195 - Aircraft control surface methods: A control surface drive system having a plurality of actuator assemblies are coupled to first and second supply lines and to a return line. The first and second supply lines are connected to a source of hydraulic fluid. At least one of the actuator assemblies has a hydraulic actuator movably... Agent:

20110215196 - Engine debris guard: An engine debris guard for preventing tyre propelled debris striking an aircraft engine, the debris guard comprising a guard bar pivotably connected to an aircraft main landing gear having at least one wheel and tyre assembly, the guard bar being arranged to be movable between a first position and a... Agent: Airbus Operations Limited

20110215197 - Speed brake for aircraft: A speed brake for aircraft in the form of a flap is provided. The flap can be extended into the air stream for increasing the flow resistance of the air. An extension is attached on the upper side of the flap on one side with respect to the center line... Agent: Eads Deutschland Gmbh

20110215198 - Multifunctional cargo hold system: An embodiment of the invention, relates to a multifunctional cargo hold system for an aircraft with a cargo hold floor; a retainer rail fitted to the cargo hold floor, suitable for the assembly of means for rolling and/or fixing of loaded elements, wherein the means has a variable assembly with... Agent: Airbus Operations Gmbh

20110215199 - Panel inserts for aircraft and other vessels: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that provides a cohesive, harmonized look to aircraft galleys and other aircraft areas. The system allows airlines to easily change the decorative front fascia of galley (and other) airline components, even while the components are installed on the aircraft. The replacement is... Agent: Mag Aerospace Industries, Inc. D/b/a Monogram Systems, Inc.

20110215200 - Seat and related leg rest and mechanism and method therefor: In one embodiment now described, and according to one aspect of the invention. There is provided a leg rest mechanism 100. The leg rest mechanism is suitable for use with a seat pad 200 of a seat arrangement 300 in a passenger vehicle (not shown). The leg rest mechanism 100... Agent:

20110215201 - Strut system for the stabilization of the shell of an aerodynamic aircraft component for a commercial aircraft: The invention relates to a strut system for the stabilisation of the shell (2) of an aerodynamic aircraft component in a commercial aircraft, comprising a pair of connection supports (4a, 4b) connected on the inside to the shell (2) and opposing each other, between which connection supports (4a, 4b) several... Agent: Airbus Operations Gmbh

20110215203 - Attachment structure, attachment device and attachment system for attachment of a finishing component in an aircraft: An attachment device for attaching an equipment component in an aircraft, comprising a second attachment element for attaching an equipment component in an aircraft, the second attachment element comprising a guiding element, a contact element and a locking element, wherein the guiding element is introducible into a first section of... Agent: Airbus Operations Gmbh

20110215202 - Wing spar splice joint: A wing spar joint is provided for coupling the inboard ends of a right wing spar and a left wing spar. The wing spar joint comprises a forward fitting, an aft fitting, a spar cap a lower chord fitting and a strap member. A first plurality of fasteners secure the... Agent: Global Aerosystems, LLC

20110210212 - Tilt rotor aircraft with tilting tail rotor - tt: The tilt enabling joint is connected to the main body by a telescopic tube assembly comprising tubes 12 and 13. To counter the rotational force exerted on the main body 6 of the aircraft by the rotation of the blades 2, 3, an additional power plant 15 is attached to... Agent:

20110210200 - Control surface assemblies with torque tube base: Control surface assemblies have a torque tube base. In one embodiment, a method includes moving an aerospace vehicle through a medium; and moving at least a portion of a control surface assembly to generate a force for controlling the vehicle.... Agent:

20110210201 - Fiber-reinforced, composite, structural member exhibiting non-linear strain-to-failure and method of making same: A fiber-reinforced, organic matrix, composite structural member includes a plurality of layers of fiber-reinforced, organic matrix, composite material in which adjacent layers are bonded to one another, wherein the structural member exhibits a non-linear stress-strain response when mechanically loaded to failure. A helicopter landing gear includes a pair of skids... Agent:

20110210202 - Reducing circulation in a wake turbulence behind an airplane flying at low altitude: For reducing a circulation of wake vortexes in a wake turbulence behind an airplane flying over ground at low altitude, at least one ring vortex of airflow is generated at the ground on each side of a vertical middle plane of the airplane. Each ring vortex has a vortex axis... Agent: Deutsches Zentrum Fur Luft- Und Raumfahrt E.v.

20110210203 - Galley unit: A multi-functional galley unit suitable for aircraft is disclosed. The galley unit includes two display compartments for food and other items (such as glasses) positioned above a bench top. Each display compartment comprises a main section in the form of a rear cabinet and a front door that can be... Agent: Singapore Airlines Limited

20110210205 - Aircraft cabin: An aircraft cabin that comprises a plurality of compartments (5) for passengers each having side walls (7a, 7b, 15) and accessible via a doorway (9) in one of the side walls (7a, 7b, 15). The compartments (5) include door assemblies for closing the doorways (9) and creating enclosed spaces and... Agent: Singapore Airlines Limited

20110210204 - Passenger seat system incorporating a multi-functional furniture unit, and an aircraft comprising such a system: A passenger seat system including a plurality of seat modules, in which each seat module may be configured to form a more or less flat bed. The seat modules are arranged side by side in longitudinally offset relative positions, and each seat module is configured to form a bed from... Agent: Airbus

20110210206 - Connection of a wing to a fuselage of an airplane: An aerofoil connection on a fuselage airframe comprising a plurality of double-jointed coupling members. In each case at least two z-coupling members extending substantially parallel to a vertical axis of the aircraft and in each case at least two xz-coupling members are arranged in the region of two longitudinal edges... Agent: Airbus Operations Gmbh

20110210207 - Mechanical vibration deicing system: An aircraft deicing system including at least one motor operative to drive at least one eccentric mass in rotational motion and at least one displacer coupled to at least one location on at least one aircraft surface and coupled to the at least one eccentric mass such that forces produced... Agent:

20110210208 - Technique for de-orbiting small debris from the near-earth space environment: System and method for inducing rapid reentry of orbital debris including determining a spatial extent of the orbital debris, and deploying dust to the orbital debris to enhance the drag on the orbital debris.... Agent: The Government Of The United States, As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy

20110210209 - Self deploying solar array: A deployable structure that may include a slit-tube longeron and a flat panel coupled with the slit-tube longeron. The slit-tube longeron may include a tubular member having a slit that runs along the longitudinal length of the slit-tube longeron. The deployable structure may be configured to couple with a satellite.... Agent: Composite Technology Development, Inc.

20110210210 - Secure monitoring and control device for aircraft piloting actuator: A monitoring and control device for an aircraft actuator includes a control module, delivering control signals for the actuator and position signals for the actuator determined according to control messages received from a piloting management system of the aircraft, and at least one first position sensor supplying information concerning the... Agent: Thales

20110210211 - Discrete co-flow jet (dcfj) airfoil: The present invention provides an aircraft having one or more fixed wings in a flying wing configuration, where the aircraft further includes a high performance co-flow jet (CFJ) circulating about at least a portion of an aircraft surface to produce both lift and thrust.... Agent: University Of Miami