Aircraft panel assembly

An aircraft wing, comprising:

• an upper wing cover assembly;
• a lower wing cover assembly;
• and
• a rib connecting the upper wing cover assembly to the lower wing cover assembly;
• wherein at least one of the wing cover assemblies comprises:
• a panel;
• and
• a plurality of stiffeners on the panel,
• wherein each stiffener comprises an attachment part attached to the panel and a structural part spaced apart from the panel, the structural part comprising a batten, wherein the structural part of each stiffener comprises a crown which joins a pair of webs to each other;
• and
• a rib foot beam which crosses the stiffeners at a series of intersections,
• wherein at each intersection the rib foot beam is located between the panel and the structural part of a respective one of the stiffeners,
• wherein the rib foot beam is attached to the rib between the intersections,
• wherein the rib foot beam is directly bonded to the batten, and
• wherein the batten is positioned between the webs and in contact with the crown at an apex of the stiffener.