Patent ID: 8511603
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: B64C,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A collapsible wing for an aircraft, comprising: a single an elongated forward spar, the wing having only one spar; an aerodynamic fairing, attached to the single elongated forward spar, forming a leading edge of the collapsible wing; a plurality of main wing ribs hingably attached to the single elongated forward spar, extendable from a folded position substantially parallel to the single elongated forward spar to an extended position substantially perpendicular to the single elongated forward spar; and a flexible wing skin, attached to the single elongated forward spar and the plurality of main wing ribs, covering the plurality of main wing ribs and stretched taut to form an aerodynamic surface for the collapsible wing when the plurality of main wing ribs are in the extended position, and folding with the plurality of main wing ribs when the plurality of main wing ribs are in the collapsed position to allow the collapsible wing to collapse for storage.