US3285540A
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Shiftable variable area wing construction
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-06-15
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Granted: 1966-11-15
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Expires: 1984-06-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Lee Shao-Tang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 01:24
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C3/00; B64C3/38; B64C3/54
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
IN AN AIRCRAFT, A FUSELAGE AND AN EXPANSIBLE WING PROJECTING LATERALLY THEREFROM, SAID WING COMPRISING THREE SUBSTANTIALLY FULL LENGTH SEGMENTS, SAID SEGMENTS CONSTITUTING A LEADING SEGMENT, AN INTERMEDIATE SEGMENT, AND A FOLLOWING SEGMENT, BOTH THE LEADING SEGMENT AND THE FOLLOWING SEGMENT BEING TELESCOPICALLY AND SLIDABLY ENGAGED WITH INTERMEDIATE SEGMENT, MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY EXTENDING AND RETRACTING THE LEADING AND FOLLOWING SEGMENTS RELATIVE TO THE INTERMEDIATE SEGMENT, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY LOCKING BOTH THE LEADING AND FOLLOWING SEGMENTS TO THE FUSELAGE, AND MEANS FOR EFFECTING A MOVEMENT OF THE ENTIRE WING AS A UNIT ALONG THE FUSELAGE.
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