US 12,466,548 B2
Aircraft vertical stabilizer with air system
Daniel B. Kupratis, Wallingford, CT (US); Paul R. Hanrahan, Sedona, AZ (US); and Benjamin T. Mylrea, Jupiter, FL (US)
Assigned to RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/512,719.
Prior Publication US 2025/0162709 A1, May 22, 2025
Int. Cl. B64C 21/06 (2023.01); B64C 5/06 (2006.01); B64C 39/00 (2023.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/10 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 21/06 (2013.01) [B64C 5/06 (2013.01); B64C 39/00 (2013.01); B64D 27/02 (2013.01); B64C 39/10 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for an aircraft, comprising:
an airframe including a body and a vane connected to the body, the vane projecting spanwise away from the body to a vane tip, the vane extending longitudinally between a leading edge and a trailing edge, and the vane extending laterally between a first vane side and a second vane side; and
an air system including a circuit inlet, a circuit outlet and an air circuit, the circuit inlet arranged with the body and laterally offset from the vane, the circuit outlet arranged with the vane, and the air circuit extending within the airframe from the circuit inlet to the circuit outlet, wherein the circuit outlet is disposed along the second vane side.