| CPC B64C 29/0033 (2013.01) [B64D 27/40 (2024.01)] | 16 Claims |
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1. A wing conversion system configured to rotate an engine of a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft relative to a wing section between flight modes, said wing conversion system comprising:
a spindle rotatably supported for rotation with the engine and relative to the wing section about a spindle axis;
a conversion actuator operable to rotate the spindle and including a tubular output shaft, with the spindle axially extending at least partly through, and coaxial with, the output shaft;
a drive ring being drivingly engaged between the spindle and the output shaft, with the output shaft and spindle being rotatable with each other about the spindle axis, said spindle and said drive ring including respective splines removably intermeshed with one another so that the spindle and drive ring rotate together,
said output shaft and said drive ring including respective drive elements removably engaged with one another so that the output shaft and drive ring rotate together; and
a holding element engaging the drive ring and urging the drive ring into engagement with the output shaft and spindle.
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