Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices having forwardly positioned hinge lines, and associated methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8567726
APP PUB NO 20120018588A1
SERIAL NO

13252011

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Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices having forwardly positioned hinge lines, and associated methods are disclosed. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a wing and a trailing edge device coupled to the wing. The trailing edge device can be movable relative to the wing between a stowed position and a deployed position, with the trailing edge device having a leading edge, a trailing edge, an upper surface, and a lower surface. The upper surface can have an intersection point with the wing when the trailing edge device is in the stowed position. The motion of the trailing edge device relative to the wing can include rotational motion about a hinge line positioned forward of the intersection point, and a gap can be positioned between the trailing edge of the wing and the leading edge of the trailing edge device when the trailing edge device is in the deployed position.

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  • THE BOEING COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Balzer, Michael A Kirkland, US 11 99
Dovey, John V Seattle, US 11 121
Huynh, Neal V Bellevue, US 30 537
Kordel, Jan A Sandringham, AU 39 474
Lacy, Douglas S Bothell, US 9 244
Sakurai, Seiya Seattle, US 92 1675

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