US 12,454,344 B2
Transonic aircraft with tension-based wing support
Paul W. Dees, Snohomish, WA (US); William M. Sampedro-Thompson, Mill Creek, WA (US); Bret Alan Bowers, Langley, WA (US); Robert E. Grip, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US); Neal A. Harrison, Snohomish, WA (US); Alan C. Simonini, Seattle, WA (US); and Theodore K. Rothaupt, Lancaster, CA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/344,033.
Prior Publication US 2025/0002135 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64C 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 3/18 (2013.01) [B64C 2003/149 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft comprising:
a brace to support a wing of the aircraft, the brace including:
a strut having a first end to attach to the wing and a second end to attach to a fuselage, the strut being flexible to adjust a tension of the strut, the first end of the strut to attach to the wing via a first clevis connection, the wing includes a first clevis, the first end of the strut includes a first lug, the first lug to couple to the first clevis via a first pin; and
an airfoil having a cavity containing the strut, the strut positioned toward a leading edge of the brace such that the leading edge of the brace has a greater weight than a trailing edge of the brace to reduce flutter.