Abstract: An airfoil-shaped body having a variable outer shape, comprising: a first skin, defining a suction surface, a second skin, defining a pressure surface and connected to the first skin at least at a leading edge and/or a trailing edge of the airfoil-shaped body, at least one elongate stiffening beam, arranged inside a cavity of the airfoil-shaped body and secured to at least one of said first and second skins, the stiffening beam including at least a first and a second beam section arranged one after the other and a joining member, arranged between end portions of the beam sections and connected thereto, said joining member being adapted to allow relative movement between the beam sections by an elastic deformation; and an actuator that is operationally associated with said elongate stiffening beam, wherein, upon operating the actuator, the first beam section is moved with respect to the second beam section, or vice versa, changing the orientation of the beam sections with respect to each other, which causes a

Abstract: An airfoil-shaped body having a variable outer shape, comprising: a first skin, defining a suction surface, a second skin, defining a pressure surface and connected to the first skin at least at a leading edge and/or a trailing edge of the airfoil-shaped body, at least one elongate stiffening beam, arranged inside a cavity of the airfoil-shaped body and secured to at least one of said first and second skins, the stiffening beam including at least a first and a second beam section arranged one after the other and a joining member, arranged between end portions of the beam sections and connected thereto, said joining member being adapted to allow relative movement between the beam sections by an elastic deformation; and an actuator that is operationally associated with said elongate stiffening beam, wherein, upon operating the actuator, the first beam section is moved with respect to the second beam section, or vice versa, changing the orientation of the beam sections with respect to each other, which causes a

Abstract: An airplane wing comprises a main wing and a flap system that has a flap at the trailing edge of the main wing. An elongate flap track member is connected to the main wing in such a manner that it can be moved substantially in its longitudinal direction and is guided by supporting bearing elements relative to the main wing between a forward retracted position and a rearward extended position. The flap is rotatably connected to the rear end of the flap track member in such a manner that it can rotate about a rotation axis that extends substantially parallel to the trailing edge of the main wing, so that the flap moves together with the flap track member when the flap track member is moved and so that the flap can be rotated about the rotation axis mechanically independently of the movement of the flap track member. The flap system comprises an actuator system having two actuators.

Abstract: An airplane wing comprises a main wing and a flap system that has a flap at the trailing edge of the main wing. An elongate flap track member is connected to the main wing in such a manner that it can be moved substantially in its longitudinal direction and is guided by supporting bearing elements relative to the main wing between a forward retracted position and a rearward extended position. The flap is rotatably connected to the rear end of the flap track member in such a manner that it can rotate about a rotation axis that extends substantially parallel to the trailing edge of the main wing, so that the flap moves together with the flap track member when the flap track member is moved and so that the flap can be rotated about the rotation axis mechanically independently of the movement of the flap track member. The flap system comprises an actuator system having two actuators.