Latch for joining two panels of an airplane structure

A latch for joining two parts to one another, comprising:

• a hook possessing a curved end arranged to engage with a retaining member connected to a first part;
• a main pin designed to be attached firmly to a second part;
• a single operating member pivoting about an end pin situated on the hook at an opposite end from the curved end of the hook;
• and
• an articulation including a pair of compression links pivoting on the main pin and on an intermediate pin located on the operating member, the intermediate pin being positioned between the main pin and the end pin when the latch is closed,
• wherein the hook is located between the operating member and the main pin, and at least one of the compression links is provided with a guide means contacting a surface of the hook which is nearest the operating member during the opening of the latch, such that the hook is supported by the guide means when the latch is open,
• wherein the guide means consists of a spur connected to its corresponding compression link and the spur is housed in a recess formed in the surface of the hook which is nearest the operating member.