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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
Denys Custance, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/26 (2006.01); B64C 13/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/26 (2013.01); B64C 13/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slat () for the leading edge of a swept aircraft wing includes slat tracks () that dictate the path of movement of the slat as it moves from a retracted position (FIG.) to a fully deployed position (FIG.). Each slat track () has a shape that follows a helical path. The motion of the slat thus includes a component of rotation about a first axis, which may be perpendicular to the line of flight () and a component of translational movement parallel to the first axis. When viewed from above the slat may move predominantly in a direction parallel to the line of flight ().