US 11,774,466 B2
Aircraft with skin layer air data sensor
William Frank Ellison, Preston (GB)
Assigned to BAE Systems plc, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/615,135
Filed by BAE Systems plc, London (GB)
PCT Filed Jun. 4, 2020, PCT No. PCT/GB2020/051349
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 30, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/245588, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 19275074 (EP), filed on Jun. 5, 2019; and application No. 1907984 (GB), filed on Jun. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0244286 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. G01P 5/16 (2006.01); B64D 43/02 (2006.01)
CPC G01P 5/16 (2013.01) [B64D 43/02 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft configured to collect air data, the aircraft comprising:
a wing structure;
a forebody, forward of the wing structure;
an afterbody, backward of the forebody;
a skin covering the wing, the forebody and the afterbody;
at least one recess formed at the skin, the recess being configured to affect the pressure of air flowing at the recess;
at least one ambient sensor port for measuring ambient air pressure at the skin; and
at least one recess sensor port for measuring the air pressure at the recess.