A head gimbal assembly (HGA) for use in a forward flow disc drive includes
a load beam having a longitudinal axis, a gimbal, a slider, and an air
deflector. The gimbal is mounted to a distal end of the load beam. The
slider includes a transducing head and is mounted to a disc side of the
gimbal and is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the load beam. The air
deflector includes a first deflecting member that is positioned upstream
of the slider relative to a forward airflow. The air deflector extends
from a disc side of either the distal end of the load beam or the gimbal
and across the longitudinal axis. The air deflector deflects a portion of
the forward airflow away from the slider to thereby reduce windage induced
off-track motion of the transducing head.
