Patent ID: 7530533

Claim:
A wing having a changeable profile and extending in an airflow direction and in a direction substantially transverse to the airflow direction, the wing comprising: a first planking; a second planking; and an adjustment mechanism; comprising: a drive element, a lever element, and a vortex element having a drive or adjustment area, wherein the lever element is coupled, rotatably or pivotably, between the second planking on a first side of the lever element and the drive or adjustment area of the vortex element at an axis of rotation of the lever element, the axis of rotation of the lever element being disposed either at a second side of the lever element or between the first side and the second side of the lever element, and the vortex element extending in a longitudinal direction and having a longitudinal side articulatedly coupled to the wing at a joint area between the first planking and the second planking, the vortex element having a transmission area extending transversely to the longitudinal direction and being coupled to the first planking, and the drive or adjustment area is disposed at a distance in a vertical direction, wherein the adjustment mechanism is coupled to the wing such that the drive element is capable of mutually displacing the drive or adjustment area and the second planking by rotating or pivoting the lever element, changing the profile of the wing, in response to an externally supplied control signal.