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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Jorge Pablo Verde Preckler, Madrid, ES;
Jose Miguel Vizarro Toribio, Madrid, ES;
Inventors:
Jorge Pablo Verde Preckler, Madrid, ES;
Jose Miguel Vizarro Toribio, Madrid, ES;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations S.L., Madrid, ES;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stabilizing and directional-control surface of an aircraft includes a vertical stabilizer and a rudder that deflects relative to the vertical stabilizer. The rudder includes an internal profile that is extendable and retractable by an actuating system. An aerodynamic control surface area of the rudder is increased when the internal profile of the rudder is extended as compared to the aerodynamic control surface area of the rudder when the internal profile of the rudder is retracted.