Wing fold push-pin locking assembly

Details Wing fold push-pin locking assembly Wing fold push-pin locking assembly

1994-04-19

1996-09-24

Kashnikow, Andres

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft sustentation

Sustaining airfoils

244 327, 244 328, 244131, 74477, 74483R, F16H 5900, G05G 500

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055582990

ABSTRACT:
An improved wing fold assembly for use in aircraft which provides relative rotational movement of a first wing tip about a second fixed wing including a plurality of wing tip flanges, and a plurality of fixed wing flanges wherein all of said flanges are rotatably mounted to a central shaft and wherein the improvement comprises means for selectively interlocking said wing tip flanges in relation to said fixed wing flanges to thereby lock said wing tip in position relative said fixed wing in either of a folded or faired position.

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