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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Paul W. Dees, Snohomish, WA (US);
Eric Gruner, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Addington, Seattle, WA (US);
David Douglas Boes, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eric Dwight Blohm, Bellevue, WA (US);
Matthew Scott Elenbaas, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Rickie Hansken, Marysville, WA (US);
Mark John Herzberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric Sean Kamila, Edmonds, WA (US);
Jeffrey Michael Olds, Seattle, WA (US);
Charuhas Soman, Bothell, WA (US);
Keith Townsend, Everett, WA (US);
Steven Paul Walker, Arlington, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Foldable aircraft wings are disclosed. An example aircraft includes a foldable wing having a fixed wing portion, a foldable wing portion and a hinge to pivotally couple the foldable wing portion relative to the fixed wing portion. The hinge includes a wing transition portion including wing hinge ribs and wing stub ribs, respective ones of the wing hinge ribs coupled to corresponding respective ones of the wing stub ribs. The hinge also includes a tip transition portion including tip hinge ribs, where respective ends of the tip hinge ribs positioned between corresponding respective ones of the wing hinge ribs and the wing stub ribs.