Patent ID: 7410133
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: B64C,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A trailing edge aerodynamic control effector comprising: a. a housing shaped to conform to a trailing edge of an aerodynamic shape and integrated to said trailing edge of said aerodynamic shape; b. a generally rectangular effector plate having effector plate ends, where said effector plate comprises a length, a width and a thickness; c. a pair of arms attached to said effector plate ends at a first arm end and said arms are pivotably connected about an axis in said housing at a second arm end, wherein said axis is parallel to said trailing edge; d. a pair of actuators in said housing act to position said arms in a first position, a second position and a third position, wherein when in said first position said effector plate deflects airflow moving across a top surface of said aerodynamic shape and when in said second position said effector plate is positioned behind said trailing edge of said aerodynamic shape to not deflect said airflow and when in said third position said effector plate deflects airflow moving across a bottom surface of said aerodynamic shape; and e. arm stops integrated to said housing to limit movement of said arms beyond said first position or beyond said third position.