An aircraft (2) comprising a wing (1) which comprises a fixed wing (3) and a wing tip device (4) that is rotatable between a flight configuration and a ground configuration, the aircraft having a rotational joint (10) rotatably coupling the wing tip device to the fixed wing (3) and a locking mechanism (46) for locking the rotation mechanism (11) such that the wing tip device is locked in the flight and ground configurations. The locking mechanism (11) comprises first and second locking members (51, 52) and first and second receiving members (53, 54), the locking mechanism (46) locking the wing tip device in a flight configuration or ground configuration by receiving the locking members in the receiving members respectively, and to lock the wing tip device (4) in the other of the flight configuration and ground configuration by receiving the first locking member (51) in the second receiving member (54).
A ROTATIONAL JOINT FOR AN AIRCRAFT FOLDING WING
DREHGELENK FÜR EINEN FLUGZEUGKLAPPFLÜGEL
JOINT ROTATIF POUR UNE AILE REPLIABLE D'AÉRONEF
2019-08-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |