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US 2019/0055000 A1Published application
Aircraft wing construction assembly with integrated in spar rib and rib post
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMohammad Barakatain, Mustapha Rahmani
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Abstract
An aircraft wing construction assembly that includes a rib with an integral first spar post and a second spar post that is separate from the rib and is attachable to the rib by fasteners.
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An aircraft wing construction assembly comprising:
- a rib having a length that extends between a first end of the rib and a second end of the rib;
- a first spar post at the first end of the rib, the first spar post is integrally formed as one piece with the rib, the first spar post is configured to be attached to a first spar of the aircraft wing construction;
- and,
- a second spar post that is separate from the rib, the second spar post is attached to the second end of the rib, the second spar post is configured to be attached to a second spar of the aircraft wing construction.
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An aircraft wing construction assembly comprising:
- a rib, the rib having a height that extends vertically between a top edge of the rib and a bottom edge of the rib, the rib having a length that extends longitudinally between a first end of the rib and a second end of the rib, and the rib having a width that extends laterally between a first side of the rib and a second side of the rib;
- a first spar post, the first spar post being integrally constructed as one piece with the rib on the first end of the rib, the first spar post having a longitudinal portion that extends longitudinally from the first end of the rib and the first spar post having a lateral portion that extends laterally from the longitudinal portion of the first spar post, the lateral portion of the first spar post being configured to be attached to a first spar of an aircraft wing construction by fasteners that extend through the lateral portion of the first spar post and through the first spar;
- a second spar post, the second spar post being a separate construction from the rib, the second spar post having a longitudinal portion that is configured to be attached to the second end of the rib by fasteners that extend through the longitudinal portion of the second spar post and through the second end of the rib, the second spar post having a lateral portion that extends laterally from the longitudinal portion of the second spar post, the lateral portion of the second spar post being configured to be attached to a second spar of the aircraft wing construction by fasteners that extend through the lateral portion of the second spar post and through the second spar.
A method of constructing and aircraft wing, the method comprising:
- attaching a first spar post that is integrally formed with a first end of a rib of the aircraft wing to a first spar of the aircraft wing;
- attaching a second spar post that is separate from the rib to a second spar of the aircraft wing;
- and,
- attaching a second end of the rib to the second spar post and therby attaching the rib to the first spar and to the second spar.
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