trailingEdgeDeviceType

A trailing edge device is defined by its <outerShape> in the component segment (controlSurfaceOuterShapeTrailingEdgeType); its trailing edge is the trailing edge of the wing. Its <path> describes how it is deflected (see controlSurfacePathType). <wingCutOut> defines the part of the wing that is removed for the control surface (controlSurfaceWingCutOutType), and <structure> its own structure, built like the structure of the wing. <tracks> and <actuators> describe the mechanical links to the parent (controlSurfaceTrackTypeType, controlSurfaceActuatorType), and <cruiseRollers>, <interconnectionStruts> and <zCouplings> the links to neighbouring flaps.

Usually, the parent (<parentUID>) is the component segment. A trailing edge device can also be placed inside another trailing edge device by referencing it as parent, e.g. the rear flap of a double-slotted flap; in this way, flaps with any number of slots can be described.

Example

The flap of the example in controlSurfacesType. Its leading edge is rounded, and it is deflected in three steps; the outer border is defined like the inner one:

<trailingEdgeDevice uID="Wing_flap">
    <name>Inner flap</name>
    <parentUID>Wing_componentSegment</parentUID>
    <outerShape>
        <innerBorder>
            <etaLE>
                <eta>0.14</eta>
                <referenceUID>Wing_componentSegment</referenceUID>
            </etaLE>
            <xsiLE>
                <xsi>0.7</xsi>
                <referenceUID>Wing_componentSegment</referenceUID>
            </xsiLE>
            <leadingEdgeShape>
                <relHeightLE>0.5</relHeightLE>
                <xsiUpperSkin>0.9</xsiUpperSkin>
                <xsiLowerSkin>0.7</xsiLowerSkin>
            </leadingEdgeShape>
        </innerBorder>
        <outerBorder>
        ...
    </outerBorder>
    </outerShape>
    <path>
        <innerHingePoint>
            <hingeXsi>0.75</hingeXsi>
            <hingeRelHeight>0.2</hingeRelHeight>
        </innerHingePoint>
        <outerHingePoint>
            <hingeXsi>0.76</hingeXsi>
            <hingeRelHeight>0.2</hingeRelHeight>
        </outerHingePoint>
        <steps>
            <step>
                <controlParameter>0</controlParameter>
                <hingeLineRotation>0</hingeLineRotation>
            </step>
            <step>
                <controlParameter>0.5</controlParameter>
                <innerHingeTranslation>
                    <x>0.2</x>
                    <y>0</y>
                    <z>-0.05</z>
                </innerHingeTranslation>
                <outerHingeTranslation>
                    <x>0.2</x>
                    <z>-0.05</z>
                </outerHingeTranslation>
                <hingeLineRotation>10</hingeLineRotation>
            </step>
            <step>
                <controlParameter>1</controlParameter>
                <innerHingeTranslation>
                    <x>0.5</x>
                    <y>0</y>
                    <z>-0.15</z>
                </innerHingeTranslation>
                <outerHingeTranslation>
                    <x>0.5</x>
                    <z>-0.15</z>
                </outerHingeTranslation>
                <hingeLineRotation>30</hingeLineRotation>
            </step>
        </steps>
    </path>
</trailingEdgeDevice>

Flap with a leading edge shape and a deflection path in three steps

Attributes

Name	Type	Use	Description
`@externalDataDirectory`	`xsd:string`	optional	Directory of the external file the element was read from, as URI
`@externalDataNodePath`	`xsd:string`	optional	Path of the parent element in the merged dataset, at which the element was inserted from an external file
`@externalFileName`	`xsd:string`	optional	Name of the external file the element was read from
`@uID`	`xsd:ID`	required	UID

Child elements

Name	Type	OccurrenceHow often the element may appear at this place. The schema writes it as minOccurs and maxOccurs on the declaration.	Description
allThe children below may appear in any order. Each may appear at most once.
`name`	`stringBaseType`	[1..1] required	Name
`description`	`stringBaseType`	[0..1] optional	Description
`parentUID`	`stringUIDBaseType`	[1..1] required	Parent: the component segment or another trailing edge device
`outerShape`	`controlSurfaceOuterShapeTrailingEdgeType`	[1..1] required	Outer shape
`wingCutOut`	`controlSurfaceWingCutOutType`	[0..1] optional	Cut-out in the wing for the trailing edge device
`structure`	`wingComponentSegmentStructureType`	[0..1] optional	Structure
`path`	`controlSurfacePathType`	[1..1] required	Deflection path
`tracks`	`controlSurfaceTracksType`	[0..1] optional	Tracks guiding the trailing edge device
`actuators`	`controlSurfaceActuatorsType`	[0..1] optional	Actuators that are not part of a track
`cruiseRollers`	`cruiseRollersType`	[0..1] optional	Cruise rollers (mid-span stops): small rollers at the leading edge of the flap that keep it within the bending wing in cruise
`interconnectionStruts`	`interconnectionStrutsType`	[0..1] optional	Interconnection struts: struts between two neighbouring flaps that carry the loads if an actuator or a flap track fails
`zCouplings`	`zCouplingsType`	[0..1] optional	Z-couplings: elements coupling two neighbouring flaps in z-direction

trailingEdgeDeviceType

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