Aircraft rotating wing seal and method therefor
US4720061A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C3/56
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for sealing a gap between an aircraft fuselage and a wing turntable mounted thereon while in the inflight position. A seal element having wing attached and fuselage attached sections is positioned in the gap and each section is configured to have forward and rearward portions in the direction of rotation of the wing from the inflight to a storage position the forward motion of the fuselage attached section being at least 1% less thick in a direction generally parallel to an axis of rotation of the wing than the rearward portion of the fuselage attached section.
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