Shear ties for aircraft wing

An aircraft wing comprising:

• a skin;
• a composite shear tie having a shear-tie web, a first shear-tie flange extending from a first side of the shear-tie web, a second shear-tie flange extending from a second side of the shear-tie web, and a first shear-tie tab extending from an end of the first side of the shear-tie web;
• a tear strap stitched to and integrated with the skin, wherein the first shear-tie flange and the second shear-tie flange are stitched to and integrated with the tear strap;
• a stringer base charge stitched to and integrated with the skin;
• and
• a stringer overlaying the stringer base charge and a portion of the tear strap, the stringer comprising a stringer web, a first stringer flange extending from a first side of the stringer web, and a second stringer flange extending from a second side of the stringer web,
• wherein the first shear-tie flange is stitched to and integrated with the first stringer flange.

A method of fabricating and assembling an aircraft wing, the method comprising:

• integrating a tear strap with a skin of the aircraft wing during a co-curing process;
• integrating a stringer base charge with the skin during the co-curing process, wherein the stringer base charge overlays a portion of the tear strap;
• integrating a stringer with the stringer base charge during the co-curing process, the stringer comprising a stringer web, a first stringer flange extending from a first side of the stringer web, and a second stringer flange extending from a second side of the stringer web;
• integrating a first shear-tie flange of a composite shear tie with the first stringer flange during the co-curing process;
• and
• after the co-curing process, fastening a composite rib to a shear-tie web of the composite shear tie.