Composite fuselage frames and methods of fabricating frame fillers and composite fuselage frames for aircraft
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJordan J. Gertino, Michael D. Galuska, Matthew A. Munson
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AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJordan J. Gertino, Michael D. Galuska, Matthew A. Munson
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A composite fuselage frame for an aircraft includes a web and a shear tie foot. The web includes a width and a first thickness. The web forms an arc between first and second ends in relation to the fuselage. The width extends from the outer side in relation to a skin on the fuselage to an inner side. The shear tie foot is disposed on the outer side of the web between first and second mouse holes and projects from the first thickness of the web. The shear tie foot has a second thickness that extends along the skin between first and second stringers. The second thickness of the shear tie foot is defined by the first thickness and second polymer matrix composite layers formed by first material polymer matrix composite plies that provide a frame filler integrated with second material polymer matrix composite plies of the first thickness.
A method of fabricating a composite fuselage frame for an aircraft, comprising:
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A method of fabricating a frame filler for a composite fuselage frame, comprising:
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A composite fuselage frame for an aircraft, comprising:
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