The Boeing Company

John Harold Caton

Jack Howard Jacobs

Robert Henry Wille

John David Groeneveld

Lawrence Otto Brase, Jr

Michael James Hobey

A control surface ( ) for an aircraft has a reinforced elastomer surface ( ) on a surface of the aircraft and has a perimeter ( ) attached to the aircraft. An actuation mechanism ( ) moves the reinforced elastomer surface ( ) from a first position, substantially conforming to a moldline of the aircraft, to a second position, protruding from the moldline of the aircraft.

Control surface for an aircraft

A control surface (,) for an aircraft has a reinforced elastomer surface (,) on a surface of the aircraft and has a perimeter (,) attached to the aircraft. An actuation mechanism (,) moves the reinforced elastomer surface (,) from a first position, substantially conforming to a moldline of the aircraft, to a second position, protruding from the moldline of the aircraft.

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John Harold Caton