An aircraft wing assembly including: a wing having a wing box structure with an upper wing cover and a lower wing cover, and a wing tip device attached to the outboard end of the wing, the wing tip device including an upper cover and a lower cover, wherein a gap between opposing edges of the wing tip device lower cover and the lower wing cover is at least 5 mm, a seal assembly aerodynamically seals the gap, wherein the seal assembly includes a bridging component on an interior side of the gap, and a seal which fills the gap and is supported by the bridging component.
AIRCRAFT WING WITH WING TIP DEVICE
FLUGZEUGFLÜGEL MIT FLÜGELSPITZENVORRICHTUNG
AILE D'AÉRONEF AVEC DISPOSITIF D'EXTRÉMITÉ D'AILE
08.11.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |