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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2020
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Arvin Shmilovich, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Eric D. Dickey, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64C 13/02 (2006.01); B64C 13/30 (2006.01); B64C 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/00 (2013.01); B64C 3/185 (2013.01); B64C 3/26 (2013.01); B64C 13/02 (2013.01); B64C 13/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aircraft wing droop leading edge apparatus and methods are described. An example aircraft includes a wing having a front spar and an outer skin covering the front spar. The outer skin includes a forward portion located forward of the front spar. The forward portion of the outer skin includes a leading edge movable between a neutral position and a drooped position deflected downward relative to the neutral position. The forward portion of the outer skin has a continuous outer mold line when the leading edge is in the drooped position.