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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2022
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Keily Madison Gleason-Chapell, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Steven Good, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for shortening a wingspan of an aircraft is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first bracket and a second bracket extending from a wingtip of the aircraft, and a motor coupled to a fixed wing of the aircraft. A first outboard link is rotatably coupled to the first bracket and to the motor, and a second outboard link is rotatably coupled to the second bracket and to the motor. A first inboard link is rotatably coupled to the first bracket and to the fixed wing, and a second inboard link is rotatably coupled to the second bracket and to the fixed wing. The motor is configured to rotate the first outboard link and the second outboard link to move the wingtip between an extended position and a stowed position.