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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2018
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Saskia Dege, Hamburg, DE;
Svenja Jegminat, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
A method for testing an arresting unit () for locking a foldable wing tip portion () to a wing () that includes a fixed wing (), a foldable wing tip portion (), and a folded position, an actuation unit () for actuating movement of the foldable wing tip portion (), and an arresting unit () for locking the foldable wing tip portion (). The method includes: locking the foldable wing tip portion () in the extended position by the arresting unit (), controlling the actuation unit () to move the foldable wing tip portion () in the direction towards the folded position, such that the foldable wing tip portion () urges against the arresting unit () with a predefined test load, detecting deformation of the arresting unit () during or after application of the test load, and comparing the detected deformation to a predefined threshold deformation.