Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
An aircraft flap system for winged aircraft comprising flap means located near the trailing edge of each wing of said aircraft for increasing the effective lift of said wings, said flap means including means for alleviating the effects of wing gusts acting upon said aircraft and means operatively connected to said gust alleviating means for alternatively placing said gust alleviating means in a lift increasing mode when said flap means are used to increase the effective lift of said wings and in a gust alleviating mode when it is desired to eliminate or reduce the effects of wing gusts upon said aircraft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
An aircraft flap system for winged aircraft comprising flap means located near the trailing edge of each wing of said aircraft for increasing the effective lift of said wings, said flap means including means for alleviating the effects of wing gusts acting upon said aircraft and means operatively connected to said gust alleviating means for alternatively placing said gust alleviating means in a lift increasing mode when said flap means are used to increase the effective lift of said wings and in a gust alleviating mode when it is desired to eliminate or reduce the effects of wing gusts upon said aircraft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The aircraft flap system of claim 1 wherein said gust alleviating means comprises at least one flap which is to at least a limited degree freely floating.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The aircraft flap system of claim 2 further comprising means associated with said freely floating flap for varying the amount of possible free floating movement of said freely floating flap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The aircraft flap system oF claim 1 further comprising means associated with said flap means for locking at least a portion of said flap means to the adjacent wing of said aircraft when said gust alleviating means is placed in the gust alleviating mode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The aircraft flap system of claim 1 further comprising means associated with said gust alleviating means for locking said guist alleviating means to an adjacent portion of said flap means when said gust alleviating means is in the lift increasing mode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The aircraft flap system of claim 1 wherein said flap means includes a trailing edge portion and said gust alleviating means comprises a trailing edge portion pivotally connected to said leading edge portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
The aircraft flap system of claim 6 wherein said mode placing means includes means for locking said trailing edge portion to said leading edge portion to prevent relative pivotal movement between said trailing edge portion and said leading edge portion when said trailing edge portion is in the lift increasing mode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The aircraft flap system of claim 6 wherein said mode placing means includes means for locking said leading edge portion of said flap means to an adjacent portion of a wing of said aircraft when said trailing edge portion is in the gust alleviating mode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The aircraft flap system of claim 8 wherein said trailing edge portion is freely floating within limits when placed in the gust alleviating mode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The aircraft flap system of claim 9 further comprising means for varying the limits in which said trailing edge portion is freely floating.