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

Claim 21:
22. The flight control system (300) of claim 21, wherein the flight control surface (20) is a spoiler (26) and the structure (60) adjacent to the flight control surface (20) 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), and wherein the first magnetic element (62, 64) is positioned within the trailing edge region (46) of the spoiler (26).