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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Monica Thommen, Woodinville, WA (US);
Mark Steven Good, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for shortening a wingspan of an aircraft is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first link extending from a wingtip of the aircraft and moveably coupled to a fixed wing of the aircraft. A second link also extends from the wingtip and is moveably coupled to the fixed wing. An actuator is coupled to the fixed wing and to the second link. The actuator is configured to move the second link and cause the wingtip to move between an extended position and a stowed position.