High lift system for an aircraft and aircraft having such a high lift system

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PATENT NO 9868511
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14608271

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A high lift system for an aircraft comprises a wing structure and a leading edge slat movably supported relative to a leading edge of the wing structure, the leading edge slat comprises a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the trailing edge is configured to take different positions to form a gap between the leading edge slat and the wing structure, a skin and enclosing an interior space of the leading edge slat, the skin having a flexible leading skin section facing away from the wing structure, a flexible trailing skin section facing towards the wing structure, at least one actuation arrangement arranged inside the interior space for selectively introducing a normal force onto at least one of the leading skin section and the trailing skin section.

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AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHKREETSLAG 10 HAMBURG 21129

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brady, Michael Hamburg, DE 54 1266
Henning, Frieder Bremen, DE 1 6
Zantz, Tanno Hamburg, DE 5 17

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