Patent ID: 8424801

Claim:
A support assembly for deployment and retraction of an aero surface from an aircraft, the assembly comprising: a guide track mounted to a fixed support, a primary support arm having one end coupled to a carriage mounted on the track such that the primary support arm is configured to rotate relative to the guide track at least about a first axis parallel with the guide track and about a second axis extending at right angles to the guide track, and a control arm having one end coupled to the primary support arm and a second end pivotably attached to a fixed support for rotation about a third axis, wherein said guide track, said primary support arm and said control arm are configured to require said control arm to rotate about the third axis to cause said primary support arm to pivot about said second axis when the carriage is driven along the guide track, wherein the control arm is also configured to cause said primary support arm to pivot about said first axis when the carriage is driven along the guide track, and said aero surface is deployed or retracted along an arcuate path.