Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aircraft having foldable wings
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Application No.: US16680037Application Date: 2019-11-11
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Publication No.: US11518500B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Mark Steven Good , Steven Paul Walker
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- Main IPC: B64C5/08
- IPC: B64C5/08 ; B64C3/56 ; B64C23/06

Abstract:
Aircrafts having foldable wings are disclosed. An example aircraft includes a fixed wing portion, a foldable wing tip, and a hinge interface to pivotally couple the foldable wing tip and the fixed wing portion. The hinge interface has a first hinge defining a hinge axis that is substantially parallel to a fuselage centerline. The first hinge has a first dimension in a spanwise direction and a second dimension in a chordwise direction. The first dimension is greater than the second dimension.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200346740A1 AIRCRAFT HAVING FOLDABLE WINGS Public/Granted day:2020-11-05
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