Flap or wing droop arrangement for an aircraft wing

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1974-05-28

1976-02-24

Halvosa, George E. A.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft sustentation

Sustaining airfoils

244 42CA, 244 78, 244 82, B64C 924

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039400930

ABSTRACT:
A device for wing droops assembled on the leading edge of an aircraft wing and capable of occupying either a retracted position for flight in the clean configuration or an extended position, projecting before and below the wing, for producing extra lift, comprising a hydraulic valve controlling the supply of hydraulic fluid to jacks which operate the droops, the valve being fitted with a pilot-operated manual control and an automatic control adapted to be actuated by an angle of attack detector of the aircraft.

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