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Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 26, 2020
Applicant:

Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;

Inventors:

Ben Commis, Bristol, GB;

Neil Lyons, Bristol, GB;

Edmund Kay, Bristol, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

An aircraft wing including a leading edge slat and a fixed aerofoil portion. The leading edge slat is moveable between a stowed position and deployed position. In the deployed position a trailing edge of the leading edge slat includes a sealed portion and an unsealed portion. The sealed portion forms a seal with the fixed aerofoil portion and the unsealed portion provides an airflow gap between the leading edge flap and the fixed aerofoil portion. The invention provides substantially the same benefits as a sealed leading edge slat whilst improving stall control behavior in local zones around the unsealed portion.


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