Invention Application
- Patent Title: AIRCRAFT WING DROOP LEADING EDGE APPARATUS AND METHODS
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Application No.: US16849096Application Date: 2020-04-15
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Publication No.: US20210323656A1Publication Date: 2021-10-21
- Inventor: Arvin Shmilovich , Eric D. Dickey
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Main IPC: B64C9/00
- IPC: B64C9/00 ; B64C3/18 ; B64C3/26 ; B64C13/30 ; B64C13/02

Abstract:
Aircraft wing droop leading edge apparatus and methods are described. An example aircraft includes a wing having a front spar and an outer skin covering the front spar. The outer skin includes a forward portion located forward of the front spar. The forward portion of the outer skin includes a leading edge movable between a neutral position and a drooped position deflected downward relative to the neutral position. The forward portion of the outer skin has a continuous outer mold line when the leading edge is in the drooped position.
Public/Granted literature
- US11254414B2 Aircraft wing droop leading edge apparatus and methods Public/Granted day:2022-02-22
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