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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew A. Neal, Palmdale, CA (US);
Charles R. Smith, Acton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/02 (2006.01); F16J 15/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/02 (2013.01); F16J 15/3444 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dynamic conformal aerodynamic seal that bridges the gap between an aircraft control surface and an aircraft wing, stabilizer or tail. The seal has a first edge and a second edge, where the first edge of the seal is rigidly coupled to the aircraft wing, stabilizer or tail and the second edge of the seal is slidably coupled to the control surface by magnetic coupling so that when the control surface pivots relative to the aircraft wing, stabilizer or tail, the second edge of the seal slides along the control surface.