A wing-fold apparatus for folding a wing of an aircraft, comprising: an extension tube (230), coupled to an inboard section (220) of the wing and to an outboard section (210) of the wing; a pivot point (310) located at a juncture between the extension tube (230) and the inboard wing section (220); and an alignment guide (850) including a narrowing slot (1420) that interacts with a pin (1410) affixed to the extension tube (230) as the wing is placed in a flight configuration, and responsive to the pin (1410) interacting with the narrowing slot (1420), a plurality of shear pins (615, 655) parallel with the lateral axis (110) and affixed to a wing spar (180,190) each interact with a corresponding receptacle (625, 660) to join an outboard wing section spar (180) with a inboard wing section spar (190), and wherein the extension tube (230) is independent of the inboard wing section spar (180) and independent of the outboard wing section spar (190).


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    Title :

    MANUAL WING-FOLD MECHANISM


    Additional title:

    MANUELLER FLÜGELFALTUNGSMECHANISMUS
    MÉCANISME DE REPLIEMENT MANUEL DE VOILURE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2018-10-31


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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