An aircraft wing having a fixed wing (3) and a wing tip device (4) at the tip of the fixed wing, the wing tip device being movable relative to the fixed wing between flight and ground configurations (4a, 4b), the aircraft wing having a locking mechanism (11) comprising a locking bore (15, 16) and a locking pin (17), the locking mechanism being configurable between a locked configuration, in which the locking pin is received in the locking bore, to lock the wing tip device in one of the flight or ground configurations, and an unlocked configuration in which the locking pin is withdrawn from the locking bore such that the wing tip device is moveable relative to the fixed wing, wherein the locking pin is configured such that it has a replaceable tip (17b).


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    Title :

    AN AIRCRAFT WING WITH WING TIP DEVICE


    Additional title:

    FLUGZEUGFLÜGEL MIT FLÜGELSPITZENVORRICHTUNG
    AILE D'AÉRONEF COMPORTANT UN DISPOSITIF D'EMBOUT D'AILE


    Contributors:
    MORRELL PAUL (author) / HARDING MATT (author)

    Publication date :

    2022-08-24


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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