Patent ID: 9284034
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: B64C,B64D,F02B,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A wing flap control system on a wing comprising: at least two control plates having an opening sized to accommodate a drive shaft; the drive shaft engaging each of the openings in each of the plurality of plates; a sprocket rotatively affixed to the drive shaft; at least two idler sprockets between the control plates; a chain engages the sprocket and idler sprockets; a support arm rotatively coupled to the chain by a chain shoe at a first end of the support arm and to a foreflap on an opposite end of the support arm; a link arm rotatively coupled to a center portion of the support arm and to a flap, wherein movement of the drive shaft causes the foreflap and flap to extend and retract to increase or decrease the surface area of the wing.