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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
May. 13, 1999
Allen A. Arata, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an aerodynamic control device for integrated use with an aircraft having an inboard lifting member. The inboard lifting member having a leading edge, a pair of opposing distal edges and a trailing edge. The control device is provided with a movable outboard member which extends substantially about the leading, distal and trailing edges of the inboard lifting member and is spaced apart therefrom. The outboard member is provided with a leading edge portion, a pair of opposing distal edge portions, and a trailing edge portion. The leading, distal, and trailing edge portions are movable in relation to the inboard lifting member to form an airfoil surface extending about the inboard lifting member and the outboard member for achieving aerodynamic control of the aircraft. The trailing edge portion has at least one deflectable segment which is vertically movable in relation to the leading and distal edge portions for achieving further aerodynamic control of the aircraft.