US Patent No: 5,094,412

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Flaperon system for tilt rotor wings

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Abstract

The present invention provides an aircraft wing (10) having a main portion (20) with a trailing edge (20b) and a movable flaperon (22) hingedly secured at the trailing edge. A movable flaperon seal (40) is hingedly attached at its leading edge to the trailing edge of the main portion of the wing. Interconnecting structure is provided between the main portion of the wing and the flaperon seal. Such structure is operable to pivot the seal flap such that the opening between the trailing edge of the main wing portion (20b) and the leading edge of said movable flap (22a) on the upper surface is selectively closed by the movable flap at predetermined angular positions of the movable flap.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
TEXTRON IPMP L.P.TROY, MI371

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Narramore, Jimmy C Bedford, TX 7 50

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
THE BOEING COMPANY (4)
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4,360,176 Wing leading edge slat 42 1979
4,471,927 Trailing edge flap assembly 46 1981
4,605,187 Wing flap mechanism 27 1984
 
DORNIER GMBH (1)
4,498,646 Wing for short take-off and landing aircraft 39 1982
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (2)
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Patent Citation Ranking

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THE BOEING COMPANY (34)
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6,349,903 Control surface for an aircraft 30 2001
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6,978,971 Methods and apparatuses for controlling airflow proximate to engine/airfoil systems 24 2004
7,494,094 Aircraft wing systems for providing differential motion to deployable lift devices 7 2004
7,264,206 Leading edge flap apparatuses and associated methods 13 2004
7,506,842 Aircraft control surface drive system and associated methods 5 2004
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7,338,018 Systems and methods for controlling aircraft flaps and spoilers 15 2005
7,309,043 Actuation device positioning systems and associated methods, including aircraft spoiler droop systems 7 2005
7,300,021 Aerospace vehicle fairing systems and associated methods 10 2005
7,185,859 Aerospace vehicle yaw generating systems and associated methods 0 2005
7,500,641 Aerospace vehicle flow body systems and associated methods 6 2005
7,611,099 Seal assemblies for use with drooped spoilers and other control surfaces on aircraft 2 2005
7,708,231 Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices having forwardly positioned hinge lines, and associated methods 2 2005
7,475,854 Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices with non-parallel motion paths, and associated methods 6 2005
7,578,484 Link mechanisms for gapped rigid krueger flaps, and associated systems and methods 1 2006
7,721,999 Aerospace vehicle fairing systems and associated methods 1 2007
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7,726,610 Systems and methods for providing differential motion to wing high lift device 1 2009
8,393,799 Spring track roller assembly 0 2009
7,913,955 Aircraft control surface drive system and associated methods 3 2009
8,038,103 Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices having forwardly positioned hinge lines, and associated methods 1 2009
8,382,045 Shape-changing control surface 0 2009
 
MORGAN AIRCRAFT, LLC (3)
7,581,696 Aircraft attitude control configuration 0 2006
8,074,925 Aircraft attitude control configuration 1 2009
8,302,903 Aircraft attitude control configuration 0 2011
 
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH (2)
7,857,263 Landing flap guide for aircraft 0 2005
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AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED (2)
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8,282,038 Bi-directional flight control surface utilizing a split-track mechanism 0 2009
 
EUROCOPTER (2)
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CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION (1)
7,367,530 Aerospace vehicle yaw generating systems and associated methods 0 2005
 
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION (1)
7,455,264 Reconfiguration control system for an aircraft wing 2 1997
 
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (1)
6,481,667 System and method for deflecting an aerodynamic control surface 36 2001
 
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7,878,457 Retractable vortex generator 5 2006
 
ULTRA ELECTRONICS LIMITED (1)
7,677,499 Aircraft wing coupling arrangement 1 2007