Method of making a variable camber control surface
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorRichard E Dooley
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Abstract
A variable camber wing for mounting to a vehicle chassis has an actuator shaft and a static pin extending from the chassis. The wing's nose segment defines a proximal edge and a distal edge and has a channel therethrough between the proximal and distal edges, an arcuate aperture therethrough aft of the channel, and a second aperture therethrough aft of the arcuate aperture. The wing has a first linkage defining a clevis on a proximal end and hingeably connected to the nose segment. The clevis can rotatably engage with the static pin extending through the arcuate aperture. A second linkage defines a second clevis on a proximal end and a distal edge. The second linkage is configured to hingeably connect to the first linkage.
Claims6
A method of making a variable camber wing, comprising:
- providing a nose segment, wherein said nose segment defines a proximal leading edge and a distal edge, having a channel therethrough between said proximal leading edge and said distal edge, an arcuate aperture therethrough aft of said channel, and a second aperture therethrough aft of said arcuate aperture, and said nose segment having a head formed at said distal edge;
- providing a first linkage defining a clevis on a proximal end, and a distal end aft of said proximal end;
- hingeably connecting said first linkage to said second aperture of said nose segment by a first hinge connector;
- providing a second linkage defining a second clevis on a proximal end and a trailing distal edge;
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- hingeably connecting said second linkage to said first linkage by a second hinge connector, wherein said second clevis is complementarily configured to rotatably engage with said head of said nose segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.