Aircraft external part with inflatable panels
AssigneesAirbus Operations S.L., Airbus Operations GmbH
InventorsJesús Javier VAZQUEZ CASTRO, Fernando PEREIRA MOSQUEIRA, Juan José GUTIERREZ SANTIAGO, Anthony LANGLEY, Guy TOTHILL, Davood SARCHAMY, Miguel MARÍN MUÑOS
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Abstract
An external part of an aircraft (such as a fairing) comprising a skin made with flexible materials attached to rigid supporting elements (such as longerons and frames) arranged in, at least, two directions. The skin comprises inner inflatable panels in all bays delimited by the rigid supporting elements and/or an external inflatable panel. The skin is joined to the supporting elements so that its external surface complies with aerodynamic requirements.
Claims12
An aircraft external part comprising:
- a skin and
- inner supporting elements made with a rigid material and arranged in, at least, two directions, wherein:
- the skin is made of a flexible material and comprises inner inflatable panels in all bays delimited by the inner supporting elements and/or an external inflatable panel;
- the skin is joined to the inner supporting elements so that its external surface complies with aerodynamic requirements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.