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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
May. 02, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Ira Mitchell, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and a method include a flight control surface, an actuator configured to control motion of the flight control surface, and a brake configured to engage at least a portion of the flight control surface in response to the flight control surface disengaging from the actuator. The brake arrests unrestrained motion of the flight control surface when the brake engages the at least a portion of the flight control surface.