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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2008
Douglas S. Lacy, Bothell, WA (US);
Kevin W. Beyer, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen T. Brown, Everett, WA (US);
Paul W. Dees, Woodinville, WA (US);
Neal V. Huynh, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jan A. Kordel, Sandringham, AU;
Clayton A. Prow, Everett, WA (US);
Seiya Sakurai, Seattle, WA (US);
Douglas S. Lacy, Bothell, WA (US);
Kevin W. Beyer, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen T. Brown, Everett, WA (US);
Paul W. Dees, Woodinville, WA (US);
Neal V. Huynh, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jan A. Kordel, Sandringham, AU;
Clayton A. Prow, Everett, WA (US);
Seiya Sakurai, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices with non-parallel motion paths, and associated methods are disclosed. A device in accordance with one embodiment includes a wing and an inboard trailing edge device coupled to the wing and movable relative to the wing between a first stowed position and a first deployed position along a first motion path. An outboard trailing edge device can be coupled to the wing outboard of the inboard trailing edge device, and can be movable relative to the wing along a second motion path that is non-parallel to the first motion path. An intermediate trailing edge device can be coupled between the inboard and outboard trailing edge devices and can be movable along a third motion path that is non-parallel to both the first and second motion paths. Each of the trailing edge devices can open a gap relative to the wing when moved to their respective deployed positions.