Aircraft light
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorAnthony MEISNER
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Abstract
A wingtip device 1 including an upwardly extending winglet 2 and a downwardly extending winglet 4. The downwardly extending winglet 4 is connected to the upwardly extending winglet 2 at a join 6. An aircraft light 10 is located at the join 6 between the upwardly extending winglet 2 and the downwardly extending winglet 4.
Claims17
A wingtip device comprising an upwardly extending winglet and a downwardly extending winglet, the downwardly extending winglet being connected to the upwardly extending winglet at a join, and wherein at least part of an aircraft light is located in the join between the upwardly extending winglet and the downwardly extending winglet.
A method of integrating an aircraft light with a wingtip device comprising an upwardly extending winglet and a downwardly extending winglet, the method comprising the step of joining the downwardly extending winglet to the upwardly extending winglet such that at least part of the aircraft light is located in-between the upwardly extending winglet and the downwardly extending winglet.
A wingtip device comprising:
- an upwardly extending winglet configured to be fixed to a fixed wing;
- a downwardly extending winglet joined to the upwardly extending winglet;
- an aircraft light in a joint between the upwardly extending winglet and the downwardly extending winglet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.