Trailing edge system for a wing of an aircraft, method of operating control surfaces of an aircraft, aircraft wing and aircraft
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsBernhard Schlipf, Jan Haunert
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Abstract
A trailing edge system for a wing of an aircraft comprises a flap device arrangement configured for being mounted at a trailing edge of an aircraft wing, wherein at least two movable flap devices of the flap device arrangement are spaced apart from each other. A torque element is connecting the movable flap devices for transmitting a torque to the movable flap devices in order to actuate a rotational movement of the movable flap devices. An actuator for rotationally driving the torque element is provided. Also a method of operating control surfaces of an aircraft wing and an aircraft and aircraft wing with such a system.
Claims12
A trailing edge system for a wing of an aircraft, the trailing edge system comprising:
- a flap device arrangement configured to be mounted at a trailing edge of an aircraft wing, wherein the flap device arrangement comprises at least two movable tab devices spaced apart from each other and configured to be mounted at a rear end of a flap of the wing,
- a fairing extending aft of the trailing edge of the aircraft wing and arranged in between the at least two movable tabs,
- a torque element mounted within the fairing and connecting the at least two movable tab devices and configured to transmit a torque to the at least two movable tab devices in order to actuate a rotational movement of the at least two movable tab devices, and
- an actuator for rotationally driving the torque element.
A method of operating control surfaces of an aircraft wing, the method comprising:
- actuating a flap device arrangement mounted at a trailing edge of an aircraft wing, the flap device arrangement comprising at least two movable tab devices spaced apart from each other and which form control surfaces, wherein the at least two movable tab devices are configured to be mounted at a rear end of a flap of the wing,
- wherein a torque element is mounted within a fairing extending aft of the trailing edge of the aircraft wing and arranged between the at least two movable tabs, the torque element connecting the at least two movable tab devices transmits a torque to the at least two movable tab devices for actuating a synchronous rotational movement of the at least two movable tab devices,
- and wherein an actuator is rotationally driving the torque element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.