Connection of a fuselage to an aircraft wing
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsDominique Guittard, Olivier Eve, Frédéric Fort, Jérôme Colmagro, François Loyant
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Abstract
A wing box rib, joining an aircraft wing to the wing box and to the rest of the structure, extends advantageously over an adjacent part of the fuselage, having in particular an upper line situated above a junction line of the wing upper surface panel. The connection is simplified, as is the structure of the aircraft and its manufacture, a lightening is possible, and the transmission of stresses takes place in a more favorable manner.
Claims4
A connection of a fuselage to an aircraft wing, the wing comprising a rib extending the fuselage and a wing upper surface panel joined to the rib,
- wherein the rib extends above the wing upper surface panel and is joined to the fuselage at an upper line higher than a junction line from the wing upper surface panel to the rib,
- wherein the upper line is horizontal, and
- wherein the upper line belongs to a junction line of two horizontal strips of panels of the fuselage.
An aircraft, comprising:
- a fuselage;
- a wing;
- and
- a connection of the fuselage to the wing, said wing comprising a rib extending the fuselage and a wing upper surface panel joined to the rib,
- wherein the rib extends above the wing upper surface panel and is joined to the fuselage at an upper line higher than a junction line from the wing upper surface panel to the rib,
- wherein the upper line is horizontal, and
- wherein the upper line belongs to a junction line of two horizontal strips of panels of the fuselage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.