WING FOR AN AIRCRAFT

• Main Authors: Schlipf, Bernhard, Daandels, Dort
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 28.09.2022
• Subjects: AEROPLANES; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS; HELICOPTERS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

Disclosed is a wing (5) for an aircraft (1), comprising a main wing (11), and a leading edge high lift assembly (13) comprising a high lift body (15), and a connection assembly (17) connecting the high lift body (15) to the main wing (11) in such a way that the high lift body (15) is movable relative to the main wing (11) between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the connection assembly (17) comprises at least one rotation element (19) that is mounted to the high lift body (15) and that is mounted to the main wing (11) rotatably about an axis of rotation (21), wherein the main wing (11) comprises an upper skin panel (31) and a lower skin panel (33), wherein the upper skin panel (31) has a leading edge portion (35), wherein the high lift body (15) extends between a leading edge (41) and a trailing edge (43), wherein the trailing edge (43) of the high lift body (15) moves along the leading edge portion (35) of the upper skin panel (31) of the main wing (11), when the high lift body (15) is moved between the stowed position and the deployed position. The object, to provide a wing causing a smooth pressure profile along its upper skin panel, is achieved in that the leading edge portion (35) of the upper skin panel (31) is configured to be elastically deformed, when the high lift body (15) is moved from the stowed position to the deployed position.