Actuation assembly for a trailing edge flap of an aircraft wing, comprising: a track fixable to the aircraft wing; a carriage arranged on the track so as to be movable across a range of carriage positions along the track; a flap-to-carriage connector configured to hingeably connect the carriage to a leading edge of the flap so as to determine a flap-to-carriage hinging axis extending transverse to a main track direction of the track at the leading edge of the flap; and a first actuator configured to controllably rotate the flap with respect to the carriage about the flap-to-carriage hinging axis, wherein the actuation assembly is configured to enable the flap, when connected, to be adjusted with respect to the wing between a retracted flap position and an extended flap position by moving the carriage within the range of carriage positions along the track.
ACTUATION ASSEMBLY, TRAILING EDGE FLAP ASSEMBLY, ACTUATION SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT WING, AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT
21.12.2023
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |