A method of manufacturing a foldable aerodynamic structure, such as a wing, for an aircraft. The wing (1) comprising an inner region (1) and an outer region (3) rotatable relative to the inner region between a flight configuration and a ground configuration. The method comprises the steps of designing the foldable aerodynamic structure by determining the location and orientation of an Euler axis of rotation (11) about which the outer region rotates to achieve the ground configuration and determining a cut plane (13), perpendicular to that Euler axis,separating the inner and outer regions; and iteratively repeating this process until a preferred cut plane(13) is obtained that satisfies at least one design criteria.


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    Title :

    AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A FOLDABLE AERODYNAMIC STRUCTURE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FOLDABLE AERODYNAMIC STRUCTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT


    Additional title:

    AERONEF COMPORTANT UNE STRUCTURE AERODYNAMIQUE PLIABLE ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UNE STRUCTURE AERODYNAMIQUE PLIABLE POUR UN AERONEF


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    Publication date :

    2015-10-08


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge