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

Claim 0:
1. A method (200), comprising:
flying (202) an aircraft (10) at cruise, wherein the flying (202) results in an aerodynamic lift force (42) on a flight control surface (20) of the aircraft (10), and wherein the aerodynamic lift force (42) urges the flight control surface (20) away from a stowed position (38); and
concurrently with the flying (202) the aircraft (10) at cruise, counteracting (204) the aerodynamic lift force (42) with a magnetic force (44), and wherein the magnetic force (44) urges the flight control surface (20) towards the stowed position (38), wherein the counteracting (204) results in the flight control surface (20) being maintained in the stowed position (38) during the flying (202) the aircraft (10) at cruise;
wherein the flight control surface (20) is configured to be actuated between the stowed position (38) and a deployed position (40) by an actuator (50).