摘要 |
<p>A slat support assembly is disclosed. It comprises a slat support arm having a toothed rack (10), the slat support arm being movable to deploy a slat attached to one end of said slat support arm from a leading edge of an aircraft wing and, a pinion (11) having teeth that cooperate with the rack so that the slat moves in response to actuation of a rotary actuator coupled to the pinion. The cooperating teeth (13,14) are helical in shape.</p> |