Aircraft, control surface arrangements, and methods of assembling an aircraft
AssigneeGulfstream Aerospace Corporation
InventorsMichael Knight, James Grieco
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Abstract
An aircraft, a control surface arrangement, and a method of assembling an aircraft are disclosed herein. In an exemplary embodiment, the aircraft includes, but is not limited to, an airframe, a control surface, and a rotary actuator. The rotary actuator rotatably mounts the control surface to the airframe. The rotary actuator supports the control surface on the airframe and is configured to rotate the control surface with respect to the airframe when the rotary actuator is actuated. The rotary actuator is further configured to deliver torque to the control surface from a longitudinally intermediate portion of the rotary actuator.
Claims20
An aircraft comprising:
- an airframe;
- a control surface;
- and
- a rotary actuator rotatably mounting the control surface to the airframe, the rotary actuator supporting the control surface on the airframe and configured to rotate the control surface with respect to the airframe when the rotary actuator is actuated, the rotary actuator further configured to deliver torque to the control surface from a longitudinally intermediate portion of the rotary actuator.
A control surface arrangement comprising:
- a control surface;
- and
- a rotary actuator coupled with the control surface and configured to rotatably mount the control surface to an airframe, the rotary actuator configured to support the control surface on the airframe, to rotate the control surface with respect to the airframe when the rotary actuator is actuated, and to deliver torque to the control surface from a longitudinally intermediate portion of the rotary actuator.
A method of assembling an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an airframe and a control surface;
- positioning the control surface with respect to the airframe to form a plurality of coupling points;
- and
- attaching the control surface to the airframe with a rotary actuator at at least one coupling point of the plurality of coupling points,
- wherein the rotary actuator is configured to support the control surface on the airframe, to rotate the control surface with respect to the airframe when the rotary actuator is actuated, and to deliver torque to the control surface from a longitudinally intermediate portion of the rotary actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.