General Electric Company
CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT

Abstract:

An aircraft includes a first leading edge defining the forward edge of a left aircraft wing, a second leading edge defining the forward edge of a right aircraft wing, a plurality of plasma actuators disposed along the first and second leading edges, a control processing unit communicatively coupled to each plasma actuator, and at least one flight stability sensor communicatively coupled to the control processing unit. The control processing unit commands at least one plasma actuator to generate plasma in response to a signal from the flight stability sensor.