System for latching and locking a foldable airfoil

System for latching and locking a foldable airfoil

SYSTEM FOR LATCHING AND LOCKING A FOLDABLE AIRFOIL An aircraft (110) comprises a foldable airfoil (210). The airfoil (210) includes inboard and outboard sections (230, 220) that are hinged together about a hinge line. The airfoil (210) further includes a first latching mechanism (250) on an inboard...

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Hauptverfasser: WEAVER, JARED D, WITT, DANIEL R, LASSEN, MATTHEW A, OSTROM, NICHOLAS A
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
HELICOPTERS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:SYSTEM FOR LATCHING AND LOCKING A FOLDABLE AIRFOIL An aircraft (110) comprises a foldable airfoil (210). The airfoil (210) includes inboard and outboard sections (230, 220) that are hinged together about a hinge line. The airfoil (210) further includes a first latching mechanism (250) on an inboard side of the hinge line, and a second latching mechanism (260) on an outboard side of the hinge line for latching the outboard section (220) to the inboard section (230). FOLDABLE WING FOLDABLE OUTBOARD SECTION 220 FIXED INBOARD SECTION 230 FOLD ACTUATOR INBOARD LATCHING 250 OUTBOARD LATCHING 260