Patent ID: 11970269
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 1:
2. An apparatus comprising:
a control surface;
a bullnose carried by the control surface, the bullnose moveable relative to the control surface;
a first actuator operatively coupled to the control surface to cause the control surface to rotate;
a second actuator operatively coupled to the control surface, the second actuator to cause the bullnose to move from a first position to a second position to cause an opening to be formed relative to the control surface, the movement of the bullnose independent of rotation of the control surface; and
a coupler extending between the second actuator and the bullnose, wherein a hinge line of the control surface and a first endpoint of the coupler are coincident when the bullnose is in the first position.