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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 14, 2014
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Michael Brady, Bremen, DE;
Christoph Winkelmann, Buchholz, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides an actuation system for a flight control surface of an aircraft, having: a support frame for supporting a flight control surface, the support frame being configured to be mounted to an airframe structure of the aircraft for movement between a first position and a second position to operate and move the control surface; an actuation mechanism configured to effect movement of the support frame between the second position and the first position; and a detection device for detecting a fault in the actuation mechanism, the detection device comprising a deflector configured to deflect or skew the support frame away from or out of the first position in the event of a fault in the actuation mechanism.