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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Christopher G. Glassmoyer, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael A. Balzer, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jan A. Kordel, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64C 13/24 (2006.01); B64C 9/04 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/02 (2013.01); B64C 9/04 (2013.01); B64C 13/24 (2013.01); B64C 3/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for supporting a wing flap of an aircraft includes a support fitting configured to be coupled to a wing of the aircraft. The apparatus also includes a first link, pivotably coupled to the support fitting and configured to be pivotably coupled to the wing flap, and a second link, separably coupled to the support fitting and configured to be pivotably coupled to the wing flap.