摘要 |
<p>A retractable wing assembly (52) for a flying vehicle includes a vane support member (80), a wing with vanes (56), and a wing extending and retracting assembly. Each vane includes a base portion and an end portion and is pivotally secured to the vane support member at its base portion. The wing extending and retracting assembly includes link members (114) and an articulating assembly (84). Each link member pivotally connects two of the vanes together between the base portions and end portions of the two vanes. The articulating assembly (84) is secured to a vehicle body and mechanically coupled to the vane support member and at least one of the vanes. The articulating assembly is manipulable to reposition the vane support member relative to the vehicle body while simultaneously spreading the end portions of the vanes apart form each other.</p> |