Morphing skin for an aircraft

A skin assembly for an aircraft, the skin assembly comprising:

• a first rigid member, wherein the first rigid member comprises at least a portion of a structural frame for the aircraft;
• a second rigid member, wherein the second rigid member also comprises at least a portion of the structural frame for the aircraft, wherein the second rigid member is movable with respect to the first rigid member, and wherein a distance is defined between the first rigid member and the second rigid member;
• a morphinq member extending between the first rigid member and the second rigid member, wherein the morphinq member compensates for at least one of a change in the distance and a change in an orientation between the first rigid member and the second rigid member;
• wherein the morphing member comprises:
• a first plurality of segments attached to the first rigid member;
• and
• a second plurality of segments attached to the second rigid member;
• wherein the first plurality of segments are movable with respect to one another, and
• wherein the second plurality of segments are movable with respect to one another.

A skin assembly for an aircraft, the skin assembly comprising:

• a first rigid member, wherein the first rigid member comprises at least a portion of a structural frame for the aircraft;
• a second rigid member, wherein the second rigid member also comprises at least a portion of the structural frame for the aircraft, wherein the second rigid member is movable with respect to the first rigid member, and wherein a distance is defined between the first rigid member and the second rigid member;
• a morphinq member extending between the first rigid member and the second rigid member, wherein the morphinq member compensates for at least one of a change in the distance and a change in an orientation between the first rigid member and the second rigid member;
• wherein the morphing member comprises:
• a plurality of segments arranged in rows, each plurality of segments being connected at a first end to the first rigid member and at a second end to the second rigid member;
• and
• an elastic material connecting the plurality of segments to one another.

A skin assembly for an aircraft, the skin assembly comprising:

• a first rigid member, wherein the first rigid member comprises at least a portion of a structural frame for the aircraft;
• a second rigid member, wherein the second rigid member also comprises at least a portion of the structural frame for the aircraft, wherein the second rigid member is movable with respect to the first rigid member, and wherein a distance is defined between the first rigid member and the second rigid member;
• a morphinq member extending between the first rigid member and the second rigid member, wherein the morphinq member compensates for at least one of a change in the distance and a change in an orientation between the first rigid member and the second rigid member;
• wherein the morphing member comprises:
• a first skin element connected to the first rigid member;
• a second skin element movably connected to the first skin element;
• at least one connector connecting the first skin element to the second skin element;
• and
• a third skin element disposed between the first skin element and the second skin element.