Wing twist control and adjustment system
Wing twist control and adjustment system
Keywords Aircraft,Microlight, Patents, Wings
In GB patent 2294 018 William Dominic Pain describes a method of controlling wing twist on microlight aircraft, and a means to enable a pilot to vary the amount of twist in the wing during flight. There is an attachment to a wing rib and a tensioning line that pivots around a pulley or similar device attached to a spar. A leading edge definer holds the front of the aerofoil in place. Augmentation of weight shift inputs can be achieved by cross linking the tensioning line to a rib on the opposite wing thereby allowing the twist in the wing to transfer one wing twisting up and the other wing twisting down. By shortening a tensioning line the overall wing twist is reduced.
