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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Dale M. Pitt, Affton, MO (US);
Nicholas Stephen Eckstein, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Dale M. Pitt, Affton, MO (US);
Nicholas Stephen Eckstein, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing a flight control surface system. A leading edge section on a wing of an aircraft is extended into a deployed position. A deformable section connects the leading edge section to a trailing section. The deformable section changes from a deformed shape to an original shape when the leading edge section is moved into the deployed position. The leading edge section on the wing is moved from the deployed position to an undeployed position. The deformable section changes to the deformed shape inside of the wing.