Segmented aircraft wing having solar arrays
US10974807B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft wing has a plurality of wing segments mounted on a wing spar by joints that allow relative movement between the spar and the wing segments. Tuning of coefficients of thermal expansion is employed to reduce induced stresses from changes in temperature.
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