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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Matthew A. Lassen, Seattle, WA (US);
Nicholas A. Ostrom, Needham, MA (US);
Jared D. Weaver, Anthon, IA (US);
Daniel R. Whitt, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2013.01); Y02T 50/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft comprises a foldable airfoil. The airfoil includes inboard and outboard sections that are hinged together about a hinge line. The airfoil further includes a first latching mechanism on an inboard side of the hinge line, and a second latching mechanism on an outboard side of the hinge line for latching the outboard section to the inboard section.