Aircraft wings and systems and methods for driving a slat of an aircraft wing

A wing of an aircraft comprising:

• a leading edge;
• a frame;
• a slat movable relative to the leading edge;
• a primary support rotationally coupled to the slat at a forward slat revolute joint and rotationally coupled to the frame for moving the slat between a retracted position and one or more extended positions;
• an auxiliary support coupled to the slat for pivoting the slat about the forward slat revolute joint when the slat moves between the retracted position and the one or more extended positions;
• an actuator support coupled to the slat;
• and
• an actuator coupled to the actuator support at an aft slat revolute joint for driving the slat between the retracted position and the one or more extended positions,
• wherein the forward slat revolute joint is positioned forward of the aft slat revolute joint.

A method for driving a slat of a wing of an aircraft, the method comprising:

• actuating the slat between a retracted position and one or more extended positions using an actuator coupled to an actuator support at an aft slat revolute joint;
• moving the slat relative to a leading edge of the wing between the retracted position and the one or more extended positions using a primary support rotationally coupled to the slat at a forward slat revolute joint;
• and
• pivoting the slat about the forward slat revolute joint using an auxiliary support coupled to the slat when moving the slat between the retracted position and the one or more extended positions,
• wherein the forward slat revolute joint is positioned forward of the aft slat revolute joint.