The invention discloses a system for latching and locking a foldable airfoil. According to the invention, an aircraft comprises a foldable airfoil. The airfoil includes inboard and outboard sections that are hinged together about a hinge line HL. The airfoil further includes a first latching mechanism, on an inboard side of the hinge line, and a second latching mechanism, on an outboard side of the hinge line for latching the outboard section to the inboard section.
System for latching and locking a foldable airfoil
2015-10-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |