The Boeing Company
Flexible control surfaces and related methods
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Abstract:
Flexible control surfaces and related methods are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include an airfoil including a skin, the skin having perforations filled with an elastomer to increase a flexibility of the skin; and a flexible core adjacent the perforations of the skin to support the skin.
Status:
Grant
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
8 Mar 2017
Issue date:
4 Feb 2020