Variable geometry system and apparatus for aircraft

Claim 1

A COMPOUND WING FOR AIRCRAFT HAVING A VARIABLE SURFACE AREA EXPOSED TO THE AIRSTREAM COMPRISING A PRIMARY AIRFOIL PANEL HAVING A ROOT PORTION ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON A CENTRAL BODY PORTION OF SAID AIRCRAFT AND AN OUTBOARD PRIMARY AIRFOIL TIP PORTION, AND AN AUXILIARY PANEL MOUNTED ON SAID PRIMARY PANEL FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT FROM A FOLDED FLIGHT POSITION UNDER AND SUBSTANTIALLY IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO SAID PRIMARY PANEL WHERE SAID PANELS FORM A HIGH SPEED FOLDED COMPOUND WING OF DECREASED SPAN AND SURFACE AREA EXPOSED TO SAID AIRSTREAM, TO AN UNFOLDED POSITION IN WHICH SAID PANELS FORM A HIGH LIFT UNFOLDED COMPOUND WING HAVING A SPAN AND SURFACE AREA EXPOSED TO SAID AIRSTREAM SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDING SAID DECREASED SPAN AND SURFACE AREA OF SAID HIGH SPEED FOLDED COMPOUND WING; WITH SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE AREA OF THE SURFACE OF SAID AUXILIARY PANEL, WHICH IN SAID FOLDED POSITION FACES DOWNWARDLY AND IS EXPOSED TO SAID AIRSTREAM DEFINING IN SAID UNFOLDED POSITION AN UPWARDLY FACING AIRFOIL SURFACE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY ITS ENTIRE SURFACE AREA EXPOSED TO THE AIRSTREAM OF SAID UNFOLDED COMPOUND WING.