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Fairing arrangement for a high-lift mechanism of an aircraft

US12319408B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Wolfgang Ehrhard · Hamburg, DE
Luc Andreani · Hamburg, DE
Florian Lorenz · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2023
Grant date	Jun 3, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 26, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64C9/18
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fairing arrangement for an aircraft high-lift mechanism, the high-lift mechanism including a flap arranged at an aircraft wing trailing edge and a mounting and guiding mechanism for the flap. The fairing arrangement includes a flap side fairing unit and a wing side fairing unit. The flap side fairing unit includes a flap side fairing covering an aft part of the mounting and guiding mechanism and a flap side fairing mount mounting the flap side fairing to the flap. The wing side fairing unit includes a wing side fairing covering a forward part of the mounting and guiding mechanism and a wing side fairing mount mounting the wing side fairing to the wing. The wing side fairing mount is configured to connect the wing side fairing movably to the wing such that the wing side fairing is rotatable around an axis directed at least partially in a vertical direction.

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