Apparatus and methods provide for utilizing continuous curved composite stringers to control the loads and corresponding moments within curved regions of an aircraft or other vehicle without delamination or other interlamina failures. According to embodiments described herein, any number of tapered height curved composite stringers may be coupled to continuous skin components to create a curved continuous panel. The tapered height curved composite stringers may have webs that taper to a reduced height within curved regions and corresponding base flanges that widen during web tapering. Reinforcement fittings may be coupled to the base flanges in the curved regions for further strengthening and to provide for the attachment of supplemental panels to the stringers.
TAPERED HEIGHT CURVED COMPOSITE STRINGERS AND CORRESPONDING PANELS
FASERVERBUNDPANEL AUFWEISEND VERJÜNGTE UND GEBOGENE STRINGERS
PANEL AVEC LISSES EFFILÉS ET COURBES
2017-10-04
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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