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US 2014/0151504 A1Published application
Aircraft fuselage structure and method
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsMagdalena Boyen, Wolfgang Eilken, Wolfgang Schulze
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Abstract
An aircraft fuselage structure having a first fuselage barrel section and a second fuselage section barrel which are joined by tension fasteners extending through frame holes. A shank diameter of the fasteners is smaller than a respective frame hole diameter. A first positive locking element and a second positive locking element is provided forming a form-fit area with the first positive locking element in the circumferential direction. A method for producing such an aircraft fuselage section is also provided.
Claims8
An aircraft fuselage structure, comprising:
- a first fuselage section having
- a first skin and
- a first frame half which is attached to the first skin via a first flange portion and which has a first web portion extending from the first flange portion, and
- a second fuselage section having
- a second skin and
- a second frame half which is attached to the second skin via a second flange portion and which has a second web portion extending from the second flange portion,
- wherein
- the frame halves are connected by fasteners extending through frame holes in the web portions and forming a single frame,
- wherein
- a shank diameter of the fasteners is smaller than a respective frame hole diameter, and
- wherein
- the first web portion has a first positive locking element and the second web portion has a second positive locking element both establishing a form-fit area in a circumferential direction.
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