Patent 10407164 was granted and assigned to Honeywell on September, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A system for reducing drag on an aircraft includes an ambient air inlet positioned in or near a wingtip fence and or winglet of the aircraft and an air pressurization device, such as an air compressor, coupled to the ambient air inlet. The air pressurization device has an inlet oriented toward the ambient air inlet. The air pressurization device has an outlet oriented toward an interior of the aircraft.