Joint joining an aircraft wing to an aircraft body

A joint joining an aircraft wing to an aircraft body, the joint comprising:

• an aircraft body;
• an aircraft wing, the aircraft wing having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface;
• a skin panel on a side of the aircraft body, the skin panel having an exterior surface that is directed toward an exterior of the aircraft body and an opposite interior surface that is directed toward an interior of the aircraft body;
• a leg panel extending upwardly from the top surface of the aircraft wing, the leg panel having an exterior surface directed toward the exterior of the aircraft body and an opposite interior surface directed toward the interior of the aircraft body;
• a splice panel, the splice panel having an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface, the interior surface of the splice panel engaging in engagement with the exterior surface of the leg panel and engaging in engagement with the exterior surface of the skin panel;
• and,
• a plurality of fasteners extending through the splice panel and the leg panel and extending through the splice panel and the skin panel, the plurality of fasteners attaching the splice panel to the leg panel and attaching the splice panel to the skin panel and thereby attaching the skin panel to the leg panel.

A method of joining an aircraft wing to an aircraft body, the method comprising:

• positioning a skin panel on a side of an aircraft body directly opposite and above a leg panel extending upwardly from an aircraft wing;
• positioning a splice panel in engagement with the leg panel and in engagement with the skin panel;
• and,
• positioning a plurality of fasteners extending through the splice panel and the leg panel and extending through the splice panel and the skin panel with the plurality of fasteners attaching the splice panel to the leg panel and attaching the splice panel to the skin panel.