Aircraft pylon comprising at least one seal interposed between a fixed structure and a removable panel of a fairing
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsJean Geliot, Thierry Theron
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Abstract
An aircraft pylon comprising a structure covered by a fairing. The structure includes at least one void bounded by a peripheral edge. The fairing includes at least one removable panel connected to the structure around the void and having an inner face oriented towards the structure. The structure includes at least one seal connected to the structure so as to be slightly compressed against the inner face of the removable panel. The seal extends over at least a lower portion of the peripheral edge so as to retain a fluid located below a sealing horizontal plane while ensuring ventilation beneath the fairing.
Claims7
An aircraft pylon comprising:
- a structure covered with a fairing,
- the structure comprising:
- a void comprising a bottom wall, formed in the structure, and a peripheral edge connected to the bottom wall,
- wherein the peripheral edge of the void comprises an upper rim, a lower rim, a front transverse rim and an intermediate transverse rim,
- wherein a first front part of the upper rim, the front transverse rim, the lower rim and a first lower part of the intermediate transverse rim are positioned below a sealing horizontal plane,
- the fairing comprising:
- at least one removable panel connected to the structure around the void and having an inner face oriented towards the structure,
- wherein the structure comprises a liquid-tight seal, wherein the liquid-tight seal comprises a first segment that extends over an entire length of the lower rim, a second segment that extends over an entire length of the front transverse rim, a third segment that extends over the first lower part of the intermediate transverse rim, and a fourth segment that extends over the first front part of the upper rim so as to be slightly compressed against the inner face of the removable panel when said removable panel is secured to the structure, so as to retain a liquid inside the fairing below the sealing horizontal plane, wherein ventilation beneath the fairing is ensured.
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