Aircraft wings

An aircraft wing comprising wing shell portions made of composite fibre material, a wing spar box, said wing spar box having ribs, stringers arranged longitudinally of the wing, and a wing skin lying on and adhering to the stringers, wherein said stringers are in the form of rods, each said rod comprising a tubular wall made of composite fibre material on a core, said tubular wall comprising at least one layer of axially parallel, unidirectional fibres and a fabric tube or sleeve over said layer with fibres crossing at an angle to the axis of said rod, each said rod being provided with a rotationally symmetrical connection element at one end of the wing, for axially introducing tension and/or compression forces, said connection element having an outwardly directed end face, and said connection element being surrounded by said tubular wall of said rod and being provided with a coaxial connection thread and a conical portion having a surface tapering towards said end of said rod, said axially parallel, unidirectional fibres contacting said surface of said conical portion of said connection element over its entire length, and said tubular wall protrudes beyond said outwardly directed end face of said connection element, and a peripheral winding is provided at least adjacent said conical position of said connection element, and said conical portion of said connection element has a cone tip angle (2.alpha.) such that said connection element is held in self-locking manner in the conical end portion of said tubular wall of said rod, and a compression plate is further arranged at said end of said rod and lies against said end face of said tubular wall.