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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark Steven Good, Seattle, WA (US);
Steven Paul Walker, Arlington, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 5/08 (2006.01); B64C 3/56 (2006.01); B64C 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 23/072 (2017.05); B64C 5/08 (2013.01); B64C 3/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aircrafts having foldable wings are disclosed. An example aircraft includes a fixed wing portion, a foldable wing tip, and a hinge interface to pivotally couple the foldable wing tip and the fixed wing portion. The hinge interface has a first hinge defining a hinge axis that is substantially parallel to a fuselage centerline. The first hinge has a first dimension in a spanwise direction and a second dimension in a chordwise direction. The first dimension is greater than the second dimension.