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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2004
Victor Ken Stuhr, Seattle, WA (US);
Victor Ken Stuhr, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A pivoting aircraft wing and associated system and method are provided. The pivoting aircraft wing includes a wing member, a carry-through structure, and a spar box assembly pivotally connected to the carry-through structure. The spar box assembly extends longitudinally within the wing member. The spar box assembly comprises a spar box and a bearing support structure attached to the spar box. The aircraft wing further includes a plurality of bearings disposed within a plurality of bearing races defined by the bearing support structure and carry-through structure. The plurality of bearing races advantageously define an arcuate path of rotation such that the wing member is capable of rotating about a virtual axis of rotation.