Split spiroid

摘要

An airplane, including a wing and a spiroid wing tip coupled to an end of the wing. The wing includes a wing leading edge and a wing trailing edge. The spiroid wing-tip includes an enclosed loop, which includes a beginning section, an ending section, and a middle section. The beginning section includes a leading edge generally continuous with the wing leading edge. The ending section includes a trailing edge swept rearward with respect to the wing trailing edge. The middle section is between the beginning section and the ending section, and includes a portion extending above a chord plane of the wing.

主权项

1. An airplane, comprising:
a wing including a wing leading edge and a wing trailing edge; a spiroid wing tip coupled to an end of the wing, the spiroid wing tip including an enclosed loop, the enclosed loop comprising:
a beginning section including a leading edge generally continuous with the wing leading edge;an ending section including a trailing edge swept rearward with respect to the wing trailing edge; anda middle section between the beginning section and the ending section, the middle section including a portion extending above a chord plane of the wing.