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US 11,230,365 B2Granted
Leading-edge component for an aircraft
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorStefan Bensmann
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Abstract
A leading-edge component for an aircraft includes at least a part of a flow body having a front skin and at least one rib, wherein the front skin includes a top section, a bottom section and a leading edge arranged therebetween, wherein the rib extends from the bottom section to the top section, wherein the rib includes at least one kink separating the rib into a first section and at least one second section, and wherein main extension planes of the first section and the at least one second section enclose an angle of at least 10°.
Claims12
A leading-edge component for an aircraft, comprising:
- at least a part of a flow body having a front skin, at least one rib, and a flange,
- wherein the front skin comprises a top section, a bottom section and a leading edge arranged therebetween,
- wherein the rib extends from the bottom section to the top section,
- wherein the rib comprises at least one kink separating the rib into a first section and at least one second section,
- wherein main extension planes of the first section and the at least one second section enclose an angle of at least 10°, and
- wherein the at least one rib is attached to the flange such that the flange encloses an offset to the main extension plane of the at least one second section.
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