A drainmast for discharging fluid from a body in motion, such as an
aircraft in flight, may include a barrier disposed at a distal portion of
the drainmast. The barrier may extend downstream from the drainmast
trailing edge, and may be disposed at a negative angle of attack to a
local free-stream airflow, thereby forming a downdraft over the barrier
to prevent migration of discharged fluid towards an aircraft skin. In
some embodiments, the drainmast may include one or more vanes, disposed
internally within a discharge conduit of the drainmast, for deflecting
fluid flow within the drainmast towards a direction of free-stream
airflow outside the drainmast. Methods for channeling fluid away from an
external surface of an aircraft in flight are also disclosed.