Patent ID: 8925870
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. A wing having a morphing leading edge, comprising: a flexible leading edge skin segment having segment ends positioned adjacent to upper and lower leading edge wing skins to form a skin assembly, the upper leading edge wing skin being positioned between the leading edge skin segment and an upper main wing skin, the lower leading edge wing skin being positioned between the leading edge skin segment and a lower main wing skin; and a deployment device configured to cause the upper and lower leading edge wing skin to move between an undeployed position and a deployed position; at least one rib mounted to a main wing structure and having a rib upper surface and/or a rib lower surface; the upper leading edge wing skin being placed into contact with the rib upper surface when the skin assembly is in the deployed position; and the lower leading edge wing skin being placed into contact with the rib lower surface when the skin assembly is in the undeployed position.