Appeal 2007-0118 Application 10/175,612 SUMMARY OF DECISION We REVERSE and REMAND. THE INVENTION Appellants invented a trailing edge device for transonic wings for aircraft and a method for designing a wing by tailoring a spanwise variation of airfoil segments (Specification 1:[0002] and 7:[0023]). Claim 1, reproduced below, is representative of the subject matter on appeal. 1. A method for forming an improved trailing edge wedge for a wing having a chord and a span, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a baseline trailing edge wedge; b) coupling the baseline trailing edge wedge to the wing to form a baseline assembly; c) segregating the baseline assembly into a plurality of airfoil segments, each of the airfoil segments being defined by a set of characteristics including a trailing edge bluntness, a trailing edge included angle and a trailing edge wedge height; and d) tailoring a spanwise variation of the baseline trailing edge wedge in terms of a trailing edge bluntness, a trailing edge included angle and a trailing edge wedge height at each of the airfoil segments to form the improved wing assembly. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
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