US 12735171 B1 / Sep 15, 2026

Wing deployment device

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for wing deployment by aerial objects are described. According to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, wing deployment systems (e.g., wing deployment devices, wing deployment mechanisms, etc.) may provide a means to stow a pair of wings in or on (e.g., under) an aircraft body in a stacked, or overlapped, position. Further, wing deployment systems may be configured to deploy the stowed wings to a desired sweep angle (or angles). For instance, one or more wings may be stowed in a horizontal position and may be deployed to a dihedral or anhedral angle. Moreover, a wing's vertical position may be translated upon deployment such that the difference in vertical wing position required to stow in overlapped position is reduced to zero in the deployed position or positions, as described in more detail herein.