Transonic aircraft with tension-based wing support
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsPaul W. Dees, William M. Sampedro-Thompson, Bret Alan Bowers, Robert E. Grip, Neal A. Harrison, Alan C. Simonini, Theodore K. Rothaupt
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Abstract
Apparatus and articles of manufacture are disclosed of an aircraft comprising: a brace to support a wing of the aircraft, the brace including a first end coupled to the wing and a second end coupled to a fuselage of the aircraft, the brace including: a strut extending between the first end and the second end; and an airfoil having a cavity containing the strut.
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An aircraft comprising:
- a brace to support a wing of the aircraft, the brace including a first end coupled to the wing and a second end coupled to a fuselage of the aircraft, the brace including:
- a strut extending between the first end and the second end;
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- an airfoil having a cavity containing the strut.
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An aircraft comprising:
- a fuselage;
- a wing-to-fuselage structural attachment coupled to the fuselage;
- a wing including a wing tip and an attachment end opposite the wing tip, the attachment end coupled to the wing-to-fuselage structural attachment, the wing to extend from the fuselage;
- a cable having a first end attached to the wing and a second end attached to the fuselage;
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- a cover positioned over the cable, the cover having an aerodynamic surface.
An aircraft wing stabilizer apparatus comprising:
- means for attaching a first end of a brace to a fuselage;
- means for attaching a second end of the brace opposite the first end to a wing;
- means for stabilizing the first end of the brace to the second end of the brace to provide tension in the brace.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.