Control surface for creating variable camber along a wing

摘要

An apparatus and method for controlling a shape of an outer surface of a control surface (114). In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus comprises a control surface (114) and a shaping system associated with the control surface (114). The control surface (114) is associated with a portion of an aft edge of a wing (104). The control surface (114) comprises a plurality of segments (118) in which each of the plurality of segments (118) comprises a number of sections. The shaping system is configured to move each segment in the plurality of segments (118) independently of other segments in the plurality of segments to control a shape of an outer surface of the control surface (114).