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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
William Elmer Rumberger, Jr., Newtown Square, PA (US);
Patrick F. Joyce, Elkton, MD (US);
David E. Scheerer, Glen Mills, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2005.12); B64C 29/00 (2005.12); B66F 11/00 (2005.12); B64F 5/00 (2016.12); B64F 5/40 (2016.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2012.12); B64C 29/0033 (2012.12); B64C 29/0091 (2012.12); B64F 5/40 (2016.12); B66F 11/00 (2012.12);
Abstract
A method and apparatus may be present for moving a wing. A plurality of lifting assemblies may be attached to a first plurality of channels in a ring associated with the wing of an aircraft. A plurality of base assemblies may be attached to a plurality of fittings with a second plurality of channels associated with a fuselage of the aircraft. The plurality of lifting assemblies may be moved away from the plurality of base assemblies using a plurality of biasing systems such that the ring may move away from the fuselage.