Patent ID: 6382562
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B64C,B64D

Abstract:
An aircraft, comprising:a wing having upper and lower aerodynamic surfaces extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the wing; a cabin defined between the upper and lower surfaces of the wing and having an aft end proximate the trailing edge of the wing, the cabin defining an opening in the aft end thereof for entry to and exit from the cabin; and a generally wedge-shaped aft egress and control device forming at least a portion of the trailing edge of the wing and being pivotable as a unit relative to the remainder of the wing so as to serve as a trailing-edge control surface of the wing, the aft egress and control device comprising upper and lower panels and an actuator system connected to the panels and operable to pivot the panels in both same and opposite directions to each other, the actuator system being operable to pivot at least one of the panels away from the other so as to create a passage therebetween connected to the opening in the cabin, whereby access can be had to the cabin through the aft egress and control device.