Patent ID: 8256710
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: B64C,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A trim tab for an aerodynamic foil having a first surface and a second surface respectively extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge, the trim tab comprising: a tab member bounded by a pair of substantially parallel slits formed through the first surface, with the slits extending perpendicular from the trailing edge toward the leading edge through a distance “d a base spar extending between the first and second surfaces at a distance “d a trailing spar extending between the first surface and the flange at a distance “d an actuator mounted on the base spar, with the actuator having an actuator arm connected to the trailing spar, wherein the actuator arm is selectively extendable and retractable to pivot the tab member about a hinge line created substantially parallel to the trailing edge at the distance “d