TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC B64C39/08 B64C21/10 

FIELD: aviation.

SUBSTANCE: proposed aircraft has fuselage with pilot and cargo-and-passenger compartments, jet engine, outer-wing panels, tail unit, landing gear and control mechanisms. Two outer-wing panels are secured to either side of fuselage; each outer-wing panel is trapezoidal in plan and has smooth surface from below and wavy surface is upper part in form of alternating recesses and ridges. Each ridge is part of outer-wing panel made in form of half of cylindrical body cut lengthwise which is pointed at the front and at the rear and is turned with spherical surface upward. Each recess is half of hollow cylinder cut lengthwise. Longitudinal axes of recesses and ridges are parallel to outer-wing panel chord. Their length is equal to or is lesser than widths of flaps. Upper and lower outer-wing panels are interconnected by means of tips and are located at angle relative to each other.

EFFECT: increased cargo capacity.

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