GB559546A - Improvements in aircraft flap actuating gear - Google Patents
Improvements in aircraft flap actuating gearInfo
- Publication number
- GB559546A GB559546A GB673342A GB673342A GB559546A GB 559546 A GB559546 A GB 559546A GB 673342 A GB673342 A GB 673342A GB 673342 A GB673342 A GB 673342A GB 559546 A GB559546 A GB 559546A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- flap
- fuselage
- wing
- rollers
- frames
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
- B64C9/00—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders
- B64C9/14—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders forming slots
- B64C9/16—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders forming slots at the rear of the wing
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
- B64C9/00—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders
- B64C9/14—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders forming slots
- B64C9/16—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders forming slots at the rear of the wing
- B64C9/18—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders forming slots at the rear of the wing by single flaps
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
- Wind Motors (AREA)
Abstract
559,546. Controlling aircraft. PHILLIPS & POWIS AIRCRAFT, Ltd., MILES, G. H., and BOURNON, R. N. May 18, 1942, No. 6733. [Class 4] A flap 5A normally nested in a cavity at the trailing edge of the wing to complete the wing contour, is supported by frames 14 pivoted at 15, one within an outboard engine nacelle and another within the fuselage and movable by a jack 9A, or where the flap extends right across the fuselage the frames 14 may be enclosed in nacelles to each side of the fuselage. According to the Provisional Specification the flap may have laterally spaced brackets at its leading edge carrying rollers which run in curved guide slots on the wing, a jack connected to a rod guided between rollers acting upon the flap at a point to the rear of the leading edge. A flap having such rollers a guide slot at each end ,a triangular structure pivotally mounted at an intermediate point and movable by means enclosed in a nacelle also is described.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB673342A GB559546A (en) | 1942-05-18 | 1942-05-18 | Improvements in aircraft flap actuating gear |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB673342A GB559546A (en) | 1942-05-18 | 1942-05-18 | Improvements in aircraft flap actuating gear |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB559546A true GB559546A (en) | 1944-02-24 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB673342A Expired GB559546A (en) | 1942-05-18 | 1942-05-18 | Improvements in aircraft flap actuating gear |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| GB (1) | GB559546A (en) |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2008129074A1 (en) * | 2007-04-24 | 2008-10-30 | Airbus Operations Gmbh | Aircraft |
| EP3835198A1 (en) * | 2019-12-12 | 2021-06-16 | The Boeing Company | Aircraft wing flap support |
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1942
- 1942-05-18 GB GB673342A patent/GB559546A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2008129074A1 (en) * | 2007-04-24 | 2008-10-30 | Airbus Operations Gmbh | Aircraft |
| US8408499B2 (en) | 2007-04-24 | 2013-04-02 | Airbus Operations Gmbh | Aircraft |
| EP3835198A1 (en) * | 2019-12-12 | 2021-06-16 | The Boeing Company | Aircraft wing flap support |
| US11254415B2 (en) | 2019-12-12 | 2022-02-22 | The Boeing Company | Aircraft wing flap support |
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