NASA NTRS · 19770003059
Wingtip vortex dissipator for aircraft
Abstract
A means for attenuating the vortex created at aircraft wingtips which consists of a retractable planar surface transverse to the airstream and attached downstream of the wingtip which creates a positive pressure gradient just downstream from the wing is presented. The positive pressure forces a break up of the rotational air flow of the vortex.
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Patterson, J. C., Jr.. 1976-10-05. Wingtip vortex dissipator for aircraft. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19770003059
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