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Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 11, 2020
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Patrick J. Shields, Mullica Hill, NJ (US);

Michael D. Nevinsky, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/44 (2006.01); B64C 3/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/44 (2013.01); B64C 3/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

Adaptive airfoils are disclosed. A disclosed example airfoil for use with a vehicle includes first and second skins at least partially defining an exterior of a vehicle, where the first skin includes first and second pivots, and where the second skin includes third and fourth pivots, a first arm extending between the first and third pivots, where the first arm is rotatable about the first and third pivots, a second arm extending between the second and fourth pivots, where the second arm is rotatable about the second and fourth pivots, and a closeout including fifth and sixth pivots rotatably coupled to the first and second skins, respectively.


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