An airfoil-shaped body having a variable outer shape, comprising: a first skin, defining a suction surface, a second skin, defining a pressure surface and connected to the first skin at least at a leading edge and/or a trailing edge of the airfoil-shaped body, at least one elongate stiffening beam, arranged inside a cavity of the airfoil-shaped body and secured to at least one of said first and second skins, the stiffening beam including at least a first and a second beam section arranged one after the other and a joining member, arranged between end portions of the beam sections and connected thereto, said joining member being adapted to allow relative movement between the beam sections by an elastic deformation; and an actuator that is operationally associated with said elongate stiffening beam, wherein, upon operating the actuator, the first beam section is moved with respect to the second beam section, or vice versa, changing the orientation of the beam sections with respect to each other, which causes a change in the variable outer shape of the airfoil-shaped body.


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    Title :

    Airfoil-shaped body with a variable outer shape



    Publication date :

    2022-02-22


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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