Patent ID: 11897611
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. An aircraft comprising:
a wing;
a flap coupled to the wing, the flap movable between a stowed position and a deployed position; and
a distributed trailing edge (DTE) actuation system including:
a flap actuator coupled to the wing to move the flap, the flap actuator including an integrated hydraulic powered actuator and electric powered actuator, the flap actuator operable in a hydraulic powered mode in which the hydraulic powered actuator is activated to move the flap, an electric powered mode in which the electric powered actuator is activated to move the flap, and a hybrid mode in which the hydraulic powered actuator and the electric powered actuator are activated simultaneously to move the flap, wherein the flap actuator is a rotary actuator including a crank arm, the crank arm coupled to the flap via a linkage assembly, and wherein the wing includes a support bracket, the hydraulic powered actuator and the electric powered actuator disposed on opposite sides of the support bracket.