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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2023
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Seiya Sakurai, Langley, WA (US);
Samuel Lewis Block, Bothell, WA (US);
Bret Alan Bowers, Langley, WA (US);
Bryan Jacob Gruner, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/20 (2006.01); B64C 13/50 (2006.01); B64C 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/20 (2013.01); B64C 9/06 (2013.01); B64C 13/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Multi-functional trailing edge apparatus and methods for aircraft are disclosed herein. An example wing of an aircraft disclosed herein includes an aft edge supporting a trailing edge device. The trailing edge device has a control surface and a side surface. A linkage is rotatably coupled to the side surface and the aft edge, and a rotary actuator is operatively coupled to the linkage to move the control surface.