Aircraft Wing
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorGeoffrey Peter McBroom
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Abstract
The invention relates to an aircraft wing panel, for example, a trailing edge upper panel 1 which is joined to the wing skin (20) by means of spigots (19) which project and engage with slots (13). Preferably, the slots are provided in lips (10, 11, 12) which extend from the leading edge (5) of the panel and the spigots (19) are fastened to and extend from the wing skin (20).
Claims14
An aircraft wing including a wing skin and at least one edge panel adjacent to the wing skin in which either
- (a) the at least one edge panel includes, in the region of its edge adjacent the wing skin, at least one apertured member which extends into the interior of the wing and has an aperture, the aperture engaging with a projecting member extending from the wing skin;
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- (b) the wing skin is provided with, in a region adjacent the at least one edge panel, at least one apertured member which extends into the interior of the wing and which has an aperture, the aperture engaging with a projecting member extending from the at least one edge panel.
An aircraft wing comprising a wing skin and at least one edge panel adjacent to the trailing edge of the wing skin in which the at least one trailing edge panel comprises at least one lip on its leading edge, the lip extending inwardly of the edge panel into the interior of the wing and being provided with at least one aperture, the trailing edge of the wing skin being provided with at least one projecting member, the or each projecting member extending through and engaging with one of the apertures to hold the edge panel in alignment with the wing skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.