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US 12,454,344 B2Granted
Transonic aircraft with tension-based wing support
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsPaul W. Dees, William M. Sampedro-Thompson, Bret Alan Bowers, Robert E. Grip, Neal A. Harrison, Alan C. Simonini, Theodore K. Rothaupt
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Abstract
Apparatus and articles of manufacture are disclosed of an aircraft comprising: a brace to support a wing of the aircraft, the brace including a first end coupled to the wing and a second end coupled to a fuselage of the aircraft, the brace including: a strut extending between the first end and the second end; and an airfoil having a cavity containing the strut.
Claims18
An aircraft comprising:
- a brace to support a wing of the aircraft, the brace including:
- a strut having a first end to attach to the wing and a second end to attach to a fuselage, the strut being flexible to adjust a tension of the strut, the first end of the strut to attach to the wing via a first clevis connection, the wing includes a first clevis, the first end of the strut includes a first lug, the first lug to couple to the first clevis via a first pin;
- and
- an airfoil having a cavity containing the strut, the strut positioned toward a leading edge of the brace such that the leading edge of the brace has a greater weight than a trailing edge of the brace to reduce flutter.
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An aircraft comprising:
- a fuselage;
- a wing-to-fuselage structural attachment coupled to the fuselage;
- a wing including a wing tip and an attachment end opposite the wing tip, the attachment end coupled to the wing-to-fuselage structural attachment, the wing to extend from the fuselage;
- a cable having a first end attached to the wing and a second end attached to the fuselage, the cable being flexible to adjust a tension of the cable, the first end of the cable is attached to the wing via a first clevis connection, the wing includes a first clevis, the first end of the cable includes a first lug, the first lug to couple to the first clevis via a first pin;
- and
- a cover positioned over the cable, the cover having an aerodynamic surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.