A method of attaching first 200 and second 300 aerofoil sections to each other is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: positioning one aerofoil section in an initial assembly orientation with respect to the other aerofoil section so that hinge elements 225, 325 on each aerofoil section are in alignment with each other, inserting a hinge shaft 450 through said aligned hinge elements to initially couple the aerofoil sections together whilst the aerofoil sections are in their initial assembly orientation; and rotating one aerofoil section relative to the other aerofoil section about a compound angle defined by the hinge shaft into a second orientation in which the aerofoil sections are in their final, assembled orientation relative to each other. An aerofoil assembly 100 is also disclosed.
Method of coupling aerofoil surface structures and an aerofoil assembly
Verfahren zur Kopplung von Tragflächenstrukturen und eine Tragflächenbaugruppe
Procédé de couplage de structures de surface portante et ensemble de surface portante
2017-04-19
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
Method of coupling aerofoil surface structures and an aerofoil assembly
Europäisches Patentamt | 2015
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