MEANS FOR REDUCING AIR DRAG ON AN AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT

摘要

A system for reducing interference drag on an aircraft 40 during flight comprises an air intake opening 42 defined in the aircraft in a region of a wing-root 28 of the aircraft. The air intake opening is preferably provided in the fuselage 12 and extends at least in part from the wing- root 28 of the aircraft in a direction towards an upstream end 16 of the aircraft.