Airplane wing, an airplane and a flap system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9868512
SERIAL NO

14440272

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An airplane wing comprises a main wing and a flap system that has a flap at the trailing edge of the main wing. An elongate flap track member is connected to the main wing in such a manner that it can be moved substantially in its longitudinal direction and is guided by supporting bearing elements relative to the main wing between a forward retracted position and a rearward extended position. The flap is rotatably connected to the rear end of the flap track member in such a manner that it can rotate about a rotation axis that extends substantially parallel to the trailing edge of the main wing, so that the flap moves together with the flap track member when the flap track member is moved and so that the flap can be rotated about the rotation axis mechanically independently of the movement of the flap track member. The flap system comprises an actuator system having two actuators. The first actuator is connected to the main wing and has an engagement member that engages the flap or the flap track member for moving the flap together with the flap track member so that the flap track member is move able between its retracted position and its extended position. The second actuator is connected to the flap track member so that the second actuator moves together with the flap track member when the flap track member is moved by means of the first actuator. The second actuator has an engagement member that engages the flap for rotating the flap about the rotation axis.

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FOKKER AEROSTRUCTURES B V3351 LB PAPENDRECHT

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bastiaansen, Adrianus Marinus Franciscus Breda, NL 2 5
Schoonhoven, Michel Hardinxveld-giessendam, NL 1 4

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