US Patent Issued to Ronald A. Lueck on May 12 for "Secondary airfoil apparatus, system, and method for improving lift and aerodynamic performance of a floatplane" (Florida, Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,778, issued on May 12, was assigned to Ronald A. Lueck (Merritt Island, Fla.).

"Secondary airfoil apparatus, system, and method for improving lift and aerodynamic performance of a floatplane" was invented by Ronald A. Lueck (Merritt Island, Fla.) and Michael Ryan (Jefferson City, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a secondary airfoil apparatus, system and method for improving lift, takeoff, landing and aerodynamic performance of a floatplane. The secondary airfoil is itself of sufficient structural rigidity to withstand any and all forces added by the airfoil during floatplane operation, and is fixedl...