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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2025
Textron Aviation Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Robert Glynn Wiegers, Wichita, KS (US);
Jeremy Phillip Taylor, Bel Aire, KS (US);
Textron Aviation Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Abstract
An aircraft structure includes a fuselage, a tail structure, a hinge support structure, and at least one internal actuator. The tail structure is pivotally attached to the fuselage and includes a tailcone and horizontal stabilizers fixed to the tailcone. Each of the horizontal stabilizers have a stabilizer leading edge and a stabilizer trailing edge and extend in opposite directions from the tailcone, forming an H-tail or a U-tail configuration. The hinge support structure is fixed at least partially within the fuselage, pivotally coupling the fuselage and the tail structure. The at least one internal actuator actuates the tail structure, rotating the stabilizer leading edge up and down relative to the fuselage, thereby trimming the horizontal stabilizers for aircraft stabilization.