Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tiltrotor aircraft having active wing extensions
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Application No.: US15252560Application Date: 2016-08-31
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Publication No.: US10279892B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Jeffrey Bosworth
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agency: Lawrence Youst PLLC
- Main IPC: B64C13/18
- IPC: B64C13/18 ; B64C3/38 ; B64C29/00 ; B64C7/02

Abstract:
A tiltrotor aircraft includes a fuselage supporting first and second wings each having an outboard end. First and second nacelles are respectively coupled to the outboard ends of the first and second wings. The first and second nacelles each have an outboard end. First and second wing extensions are rotatably coupled, respectively, to the outboard ends of the first and second nacelles. First and second actuators are operable to respectively move the first and second wing extensions to dampen a mode of the first and second wings, thereby stabilizing the tiltrotor aircraft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180057148A1 Tiltrotor Aircraft having Active Wing Extensions Public/Granted day:2018-03-01
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