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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
May. 23, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Tsai, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark S. Good, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/50 (2006.01); B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64C 9/06 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/50 (2013.01); B64C 1/0009 (2013.01); B64C 1/38 (2013.01); B64C 9/02 (2013.01); B64C 9/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for actuating control surfaces of an aircraft are disclosed. An example apparatus to control a control surface of an aerodynamic body includes a track rotatable about a pivot of a support structure of the aerodynamic body, the control surface slidably coupled to the track, a first actuator operatively coupled to the track, the first actuator to cause rotation of the track and the flaperon about the pivot, and a second actuator operatively coupled to the control surface, the second actuator to cause translation of the control surface along the track.