Patent ID: 11926416
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. The flight control system (300) of claim 16, wherein the flight control surface (20) is a spoiler (26) and the adjacent structure (60) is a flap (28), wherein the spoiler (26) comprises a trailing edge region (46), wherein the flap (28) comprises an upper surface (48), wherein the spoiler (26) is configured to be pivoted between the stowed position (38) and the deployed position (40), wherein in the stowed position (38), the trailing edge region (46) of the spoiler (26) is in direct engagement with the upper surface (48) of the flap (28), wherein in the deployed position (40), the trailing edge region (46) of the spoiler (26) is pivoted and spaced away from the upper surface (48) of the flap (28), wherein the spoiler (26) comprises the at least one ferromagnetic structure (64), and wherein the at least one ferromagnetic structure (64) is positioned within the trailing edge region (46) of the spoiler (26).