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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ulrich Pohl, Bremen, DE;
Juergen Renken, Freyersen, DE;
Assignee:
MBB GMBH, Bremen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C / ; B64C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244213 ; 244215 ; 244216 ; 244 / ;
Abstract
A flap system along the trailing edge of a transonic aircraft wing which system includes segments arranged in span direction, a driving system for protraction and retraction of the segments includes a plurality of spindle drives connected to the segments such that each segment is connected to at least two spindle drives; are controlled the spindle drives in such a manner that at least some of the drives are independently controlled from each other so that the segments can pivot on vertical axes, in addition to a regular pivoting about respective horizontal axes.