Patent attributes
A wing for an aircraft is disclosed having a fixed wing, a foldable wing tip portion mounted to the fixed wing via a first hinge rotatable about a first hinge axis between an extended position and a folded position, and an actuation unit for actuating the foldable wing tip portion for movement about the first hinge axis. A wing having an actuation unit with reduced complexity and weight and that is arranged entirely inside the outer contour of the wing is disclosed in which the actuation unit is arranged at one of the fixed wing and the foldable wing tip portion and is coupled to the other of the fixed wing and the foldable wing tip portion via a linkage. The linkage includes a first link element and a second link element, wherein the first link element is rotatably mounted to the one of the fixed wing and the foldable wing tip portion via a second hinge and is rotatably coupled to the second link element via a third hinge.
