Stackable wing for an aerocar

摘要

A wing includes an upper surface that forms a generally fixed shape and a lower surface adjacent to the upper surface. The lower surface is morphable between a stowed shape and a deployed shape. A method of morphing a wing includes morphing a lower surface between a stowed shape and a deployed shape. The lower surface curves toward the upper surface in the stowed shape and curves away from the upper surface in the deployed shape.

主权项

1. A wing comprising:
an upper surface that forms a generally fixed shape; and a lower surface adjacent to said upper surface,
wherein said lower surface is morphable between a stowed shape and a deployed shape,wherein said wing has a compact cross-sectional profile of reduced thickness when said lower surface has said stowed shape,wherein said wing has an airfoil shape when said lower surface has said deployed shape,wherein said wing is one of a multiple of wings nested atop a body of an aerocar in a roadable mode and selectively extendable in a substantially vertical direction with respect to said body in a flight mode,wherein said wing has said compact cross-sectional profile in said roadable mode, and wherein said wing has said deployed shape in said flight mode.