Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for actuating control surfaces of an aircraft

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11820490
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17751209

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Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for actuating control surfaces of an aircraft are disclosed. An example apparatus to control a control surface of an aerodynamic body includes a track rotatable about a pivot of a support structure of the aerodynamic body, the control surface slidably coupled to the track, a first actuator operatively coupled to the track, the first actuator to cause rotation of the track and the flaperon about the pivot, and a second actuator operatively coupled to the control surface, the second actuator to cause translation of the control surface along the track.

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  • THE BOEING COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Good, Mark S Seattle, US 25 438
Tsai, Kevin Seattle, US 42 191

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