Aircraft wing
A wing including a spar, a box shaped sleeve in the spar running substantially the entire length of the wing, a skin affixed to spar and to the corners of the sleeve and shaped to from a leading edge and trailing edge of the wing, a spoiler affixed to an upper surface of the trailing edge of the spar, a vent affixed to the lower surface of the trailing edge of the spar below the spoiler.
1. A wing including:
a spar;
a box shaped sleeve in the spar running substantially the entire length of the wing;
a skin affixed to spar and to the corners of the sleeve and shaped to from a leading edge and trailing edge of the wing;
a spoiler affixed to an upper surface of the trailing edge of the spar;
a vent affixed to the lower surface of the trailing edge of the spar below the spoiler,
wherein the skin is affixed to the wing root only such that the skin is isolated from the spar.
2. The wing of claim 1 , wherein the vent is in communication with the spoiler such that the vent is open when the spoiler opens.
3. The wing of claim 1 , including a spoiler actuation system coupled to the spoiler including
a first slotted cam plate affixed to a second slotted cam plate;
a drive bar coupled to the first slotted cam plate and second slotted cam plate;
wherein the drive bar extends the length of the wing.