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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Eric Milligan, Seatle, WA (US);
Bryan Jacob Gruner, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/50 (2006.01); B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64C 9/16 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/02 (2013.01); B64C 3/187 (2013.01); B64C 9/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aircraft wing flaps having aerodynamic restoration doors are described. An example apparatus includes a door to be rotatably coupled to a closure rib of a flap of an aircraft wing. The door is to be moveable between a deployed position and a retracted position. The flap has a leading edge and a cutout formed in the leading edge. The door is to fill a portion of the cutout when the door is in the deployed position.