Patent attributes
A wing for an aircraft, comprising a fixed wing, a foldable wing tip portion mounted to the fixed wing via a first hinge rotatably about a first hinge axis between an extended and folded positions, and an actuation unit to actuate the foldable wing tip portion for movement about the first hinge axis. The actuation unit comprises a link, a first and a second linear actuator. The link is rotatably mounted to the fixed wing via a second hinge, the first linear actuator is rotatably mounted to the fixed wing via a third hinge spaced from the second hinge, and is rotatably mounted to the link via a fourth hinge spaced from the second hinge. The second linear actuator is rotatably mounted to the foldable wing tip portion via a fifth hinge, and is rotatably mounted to the link via a sixth hinge spaced from the second hinge.
