Airfoil arrangement for an aircraft

US11420727B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

• Florian Lorenz · Hamburg, DE
• Dustin Shapi · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 24, 2020
• Grant date: Aug 23, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 29, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64C9/02
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An airfoil arrangement which allows an increased reliability and increased aerodynamic performance of airfoils. A catching bracket is provided which is mounted in a track device opening to reduce the area of the track device opening and, when there is a failure of at least one support roller, the catching bracket engages the track device.