An airplane wing assembly includes a wing, a winglet and a connection element. The wing has a wing box. The wing box is located at a wing tip of the wing and the winglet is connected with the wing by the wing box. The connection element includes a butt joint rib, which is assembled with the wing box, and a center connection, which is assembled with the winglet. The butt joint rib has a first shearing pin hole and a second shearing pin hole, into which are press fitted a corresponding first and a second shearing pin respectively to form interference fit. The center connector has a first sleeve hole and a second sleeve hole.
Aircraft wing assembly
2019-04-30
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch