US 12,441,452 B2
Turbulent airflow deflector for rotorcraft sliding door
Jeremie Desrosiers, Laval (CA); Victor Laurin-Legault, Saint-Colomban (CA); Gino Drouin, Morin-Heights (CA); and Karl Burge, Hurst, TX (US)
Assigned to Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed on Mar. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/608,395.
Prior Publication US 2025/0289558 A1, Sep. 18, 2025
Int. Cl. B64C 1/14 (2006.01); B64C 27/04 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 1/1438 (2013.01) [B64C 27/04 (2013.01); B64C 1/1484 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft comprising:
a fuselage;
a bubble window provided on a side of the fuselage;
a door configured to provide ingress into and egress from an interior of the fuselage through an opening in the side of the fuselage aft of the bubble window;
a seal between an edge or surface of the door and an edge of the opening; and
a deflector assembly connected to the door and configured to deflect an airflow created by the bubble window away from the seal, the deflector assembly comprising a first longitudinal portion and a second longitudinal portion;
wherein a length of the first longitudinal portion is substantially coextensive with a length of the second longitudinal portion.