A drive station includes two drives connected via drive transmissions to one
or
more flaps or slats of a flap/slat group. The drives may be mechanically coupled
to a rotational shaft, with a shaft brake arranged thereon. Guide transmissions
are connected to the shaft and to respective flaps or slats of the flap/slat group.
Alternatively, the two drives are not mechanically coupled, but are merely electrically
or electronically synchronized. Each flap/slat group can be actuated individually
and independently of the other groups by actuation commands provided by a central
control unit connected to the drives and to a flight controller. Position sensors
provide actual position feedback. Each flap/slat is driven by two transmissions,
namely two drive transmissions, or two guide transmissions, or one drive transmission
and one guide transmission. A redundant drive path is ensured if a component fails.