Wing for aircraft

US11801930B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

• Luc Andreani · Hamburg, DE
• Tobias Schreck · Konstanz, DE
• Igor Stab · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 22, 2021
• Grant date: Oct 31, 2023
• Expiry date: Oct 22, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64C13/30
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A wing for an aircraft including a fixed wing and a high-lift device movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The high-lift device includes a movable fence. The fence is movable between a first position in which the fence does not protrude beyond an outer surface of the high-lift device and a second position in which the fence protrudes beyond the outer surface of the high-lift device. The fence is in the first position when the high-lift device is in the retracted position and in the second position when the high-lift device is in the extended position. Further, an aircraft with such a wing, a high-lift device and a fence as well as use of a high-lift device and a fence are provided.