Aircraft fairing having a removable panel and a compressible seal, aircraft having at least one such fairing
OwnerJean-Guillaume QUARANTA, William BRAS +2inventors
InventorsJean-Guillaume QUARANTA, William BRAS, Emy VINCON, Mathieu SENTENAC
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Abstract
An aircraft fairing having at least one structure, at least one fairing panel, at least one fastening element connecting the fairing panel and the structure, and at least one compressible seal interposed between first and second bearing zones that are as one, respectively, with the fairing panel and with the structure. The fairing panel comprises at least one rigid stop positioned in the first bearing zone, the stop and the compressible seal being configured such that the compression ratio of the compressible seal is less than or equal to 90%.
Claims13
An aircraft fairing comprising:
- at least one structure,
- at least one fairing panel,
- at least one fastening element connecting the fairing panel and the structure,
- the fairing panel having an inner face oriented towards the structure, a peripheral edge and at least one first bearing zone situated on the inner face and running along the peripheral edge,
- the structure having at least one second bearing zone facing the first bearing zone, and
- at least one seal supported by the fairing panel and positioned between the first and second bearing zones,
- wherein the fairing panel comprises at least one rigid stop positioned in the first bearing zone and,
- wherein the seal is a compressible seal having a compression ratio,
- the stop and the compressible seal being configured such that the compression ratio of the compressible seal is less than or equal to 90%.
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