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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Harold Caton, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Michael James Hobey, St. Louis, MO (US);
John David Groeneveld, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Jack Howard Jacobs, Glendale, AZ (US);
Robert Henry Wille, St. Charles, MO (US);
Lawrence Otto Brase, Jr., Edwardsville, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/00 ; B64C 3/58 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/00 ; B64C 3/58 ;
Abstract
A control surface (,) for an aircraft has a reinforced elastomer surface (,) on a surface of the aircraft and has a perimeter (,) attached to the aircraft. An actuation mechanism (,) moves the reinforced elastomer surface (,) from a first position, substantially conforming to a moldline of the aircraft, to a second position, protruding from the moldline of the aircraft.