Patent ID: 9016638
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B64C,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An aircraft flap system comprising: a first flap; an aft flap positioned rearward of the first flap; a panel pivotally attached to the first flap; and an actuator configured to controllably position the panel in a stowed position in which the panel serves as a continuation of the first flap and in a deployed position in which a forward edge of the panel is raised and an opposed rearward edge of the panel is lowered relative to the first and aft flaps, wherein the aft flap is configured to remain in a fixed position relative to the first flap while the actuator controllably moves the panel between the stowed and deployed positions relative to both the first and aft flaps, wherein the rearward edge of the panel is in contact with the aft flap in the deployed position of the panel, and wherein the rearward edge of the panel is spaced from and out of contact with the aft flap in the stowed position of the panel.