System for latching and locking a foldable airfoil

The invention discloses a system for latching and locking a foldable airfoil. According to the invention, an aircraft comprises a foldable airfoil. The airfoil includes inboard and outboard sections that are hinged together about a hinge line HL. The airfoil further includes a first latching mechani...

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Hauptverfasser: NICHOLAS A OSTROM, DANIEL R. WHITT, JARED D. WEAVER, MATTHEW A. LASSEN
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The invention discloses a system for latching and locking a foldable airfoil. According to the invention, an aircraft comprises a foldable airfoil. The airfoil includes inboard and outboard sections that are hinged together about a hinge line HL. The airfoil further includes a first latching mechanism, on an inboard side of the hinge line, and a second latching mechanism, on an outboard side of the hinge line for latching the outboard section to the inboard section.