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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2010
Applicant:
Eric Wildman, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
Eric Wildman, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/50 (2006.01); B64C 13/28 (2006.01); B64C 9/20 (2006.01); B64C 9/32 (2006.01); B64C 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/28 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49815 (2015.01); B64C 9/20 (2013.01); B64C 9/323 (2013.01); B64C 2009/143 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerodynamic control surface assembly comprising: an aerodynamic control surface (); an actuator () for controlling deployment of the control surface; and a locking mechanism () moveable from a locked to an unlocked position. When the locking mechanism is set to the locked position, the actuator is operatively coupled to the control surface and the control surface can move in dependently of the actuator when the locking mechanism is set to the unlocked position. Such an assembly may be used in an aircraft to prevent clashing between a deployed flap () and a drooped spoiler () in the event of an actuator control systems failure.