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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Matthew A. Moser, Marysville, WA (US);
Michael R. Finn, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mark J. Gardner, Snohomish, WA (US);
Robert M. Murphy, Everett, WA (US);
Adam Thoreen, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/38 (2006.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01); B64C 9/16 (2006.01); B64C 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/16 (2013.01); B64C 9/16 (2013.01); B64C 13/04 (2013.01); Y02T 50/32 (2013.01); Y02T 50/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for optimizing performance of an aircraft may include a flight control computer for computing an optimum flap setting based on aircraft data. The system may further include a flap control system having a flap control device. The system may additionally include a flap actuation system coupled to the flap control system for positioning the trailing edge device at the optimum flap setting.