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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2023
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Steven Wydock, Everett, WA (US);
Ramón Burin, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
John A. Standley, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Steven Good, Seattle, WA (US);
Samuel Block, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/34 (2006.01); B64C 3/50 (2006.01); B64C 9/14 (2006.01); B64C 13/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/34 (2013.01); B64C 13/36 (2013.01); B64C 3/50 (2013.01); B64C 2009/143 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft includes a wing and a leading-edge aerodynamic surface coupled to the wing. An actuator is disposed within the wing and coupled to the leading-edge aerodynamic surface via a linkage system. Two or more hinge systems are coupled to the leading-edge aerodynamic surface and configured to rotate about a fixed axis internal to the wing to move the leading-edge aerodynamic surface between a retracted position and a drooped position.