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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2009
Applicants:
David J. Manley, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Robert E. Grip, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Inventors:
David J. Manley, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Robert E. Grip, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling the shape of a control surface. A structure is rotated about an axis. The structure is located between a flexible skin and a skin located substantially opposite of the flexible skin. An assembly is moved to change the shape of the control surface in response to a rotation of the structure. The assembly is movably connected to the structure and is configured to move such that the flexible skin forms a plurality of curvatures.