Patent ID: 7367532

Claim:
An airplane wing having a trailing part and a flap comprising: a full span flap having positions including an extreme retracted position and an extreme extended position, said full span flap having two parts, an inboard flap portion and an outboard flap portion; said inboard flap portion comprising an inboard flap portion leading part and an inboard flap portion trailing part; said outboard flap portion comprising an outboard flap portion leading part and an outboard flap portion trailing part having a fixed distance therebetween; a linkage with a fore portion and aft portion extending from wing support structure to the leading part of the flap, a linkage extending from wing support structure to an actuation point located such that the actuation point remains in a constant position with respect to the leading part of the flap when the flap translates between a first and a second position to create a functional slot between a bottom surface of the leading part of the flap and a bottom surface of the wing trailing part to draw a portion of higher pressure air from the bottom surface of the wing through the slot to distribute the higher pressure air over a top surface of the flap; means for imparting relative movement between the leading and trailing parts of the flap through movement of the actuation point with respect to the leading part of the flap once the flap translates further toward the second position, wherein the means for imparting relative movement between the leading and trailing parts of the flap through the actuation point includes means for converting movement of the actuation point into a rearward movement of a control linkage; said outboard flap portion further including an independently operable, integrated aileron portion, said aileron portion having an aileron portion leading part and an aileron portion trailing part; said aileron portion leading part being pivotally attached to said outboard flap portion trailing part such that said aileron portion leading part is mounted adjacent said outboard flap portion trailing part and said aileron portion extending along said outboard flap portion substantially spanwise length; and said outboard flap portion trailing part and all of said integrated aileron portion being located aft of said wing trailing part when said full span flap is in an extreme retracted position.