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US 2017/0283034 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus to control a gap between movable aircraft wing components
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMichael A. Balzer, Jan A. Kordel
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to control a gap between movable aircraft wing components are disclosed. An example apparatus includes spoiler including a first panel and a second panel, a flexible tip extending from an intersection of the first and second panels; and a rub block coupled to a surface of the second panel, the rub block positioned to engage a flap to maintain a distance between the spoiler and the flap and to enable the flexible tip to perform deform to change aerodynamic properties of the spoiler.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a spoiler including a first panel and a second panel, a flexible tip extending from an intersection of the first and second panels;
- and
- a rub block coupled to a surface of the second panel, the rub block positioned to engage a flap to maintain a distance between the spoiler and the flap and to enable the flexible tip to deform to change aerodynamic properties of the spoiler.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a spoiler including a first panel and a second panel, a flexible tip extending from an intersection of the first and second panels;
- a flap;
- and
- means for contacting the flap when the spoiler overlaps the flap to manage a position of the spoiler relative to the flap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.