公开(公告)号：US11377196B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US16787659

申请日：2020-02-11

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Patrick J. Shields ,  Michael D. Nevinsky

IPC: B64C3/44 ,  B64C3/52

Abstract: Adaptive airfoils are disclosed. A disclosed example airfoil for use with a vehicle includes first and second skins at least partially defining an exterior of a vehicle, where the first skin includes first and second pivots, and where the second skin includes third and fourth pivots, a first arm extending between the first and third pivots, where the first arm is rotatable about the first and third pivots, a second arm extending between the second and fourth pivots, where the second arm is rotatable about the second and fourth pivots, and a closeout including fifth and sixth pivots rotatably coupled to the first and second skins, respectively.