Articulation assemblies for retracting aircraft flap support fairings and related methods

A flap support fairing comprising:

• a housing to be coupled to a bottom side of a flap on a trailing edge of a wing of an aircraft;
• a tailcone disposed outward from an aft end of the housing;
• and
• an articulation assembly configured to move the tailcone between an extended position in which a portion of the tailcone is disposed beyond the aft end of the housing and a retracted position in which the portion of the tailcone is disposed within the housing, the articulation assembly including a slotted link arm rotatably coupled to a moveable side support of a flap support disposed in the housing, the slotted link arm configured to move the tailcone as the slotted link arm rotates.

An aircraft comprising:

• a wing;
• a flap movably coupled to the wing along a trailing edge of the wing;
• and
• a flap support fairing including:
• a housing coupled to a bottom side of the flap;
• and
• a retractable tailcone that is configured to move into the housing when the housing is moved downward with the flap.