Patent ID: 8641106

Claim:
A gust lock system for locking a control surface of an aircraft and an adjacent structural portion, with a seam running between the control surface and the structural portion, said gust lock system comprising: a gust lock comprising: an elongated top plate having a lock support rotatably mounted to the top plate, said lock support allowing the top plate to run along the seam in an unlatched state or across the seam in a latched state; an elongated bottom plate having a rotatably mounted capture piece allowing the bottom plate to run along the seam in the unlatched state or across the seam in the latched state; a strap running from the capture piece through a strap lock pivotably mounted to the lock support to a tail section, the strap sized to fit within the seam and the strap lock securing the orientation of the top and bottom plates in the latched and unlatched states; compressible pads attached to the top plate and bottom plate; and an end piece formed in the strap to prevent the strap from passing through the capture piece.