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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2007
Robert D. Keeler, Jr., Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Timothy J. Mcmahon, St. Louis, MO (US);
Robert D. Keeler, Jr., Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Timothy J. McMahon, St. Louis, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for attaching aircraft wings to fuselages are disclosed herein. An aircraft configured in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes a fuselage and a wing. The wing includes a right wing portion extending outwardly from a right side portion of the fuselage and a left wing portion extending outwardly from a left side portion of the fuselage. In this embodiment, the right wing portion is fixedly attached to the left wing portion by a wing center section extending through at least a portion of the fuselage. The aircraft further includes a first pivotable link structurally attaching the wing center section to the right side portion of the fuselage, and a second pivotable link structurally attaching the wing center section to the left side portion of the fuselage.