CIRCUMFERENCE SPLICE FOR JOINING SHELL STRUCTURES The disclosed shell structure splice (10) and method may include a first panel (1 10a) having a first edge, a second panel (1 10b) having a second edge, the second edge being positioned in edgewise alignment with the first edge to form a splice joint (106), a strap (12) bridging the splice joint (106) and attached to the first panel (1 10a) and the second panel (1 10b), the strap (12) having a first tapered region (22a)and a second tapered region (22b), a first fitting (34) having a tapered section (34) and a flat section (36), the tapered section (34) being attached to the first tapered region (22a) of the strap (12), and a second fitting (24) having a tapered section (34) and a flat section (36), the tapered section (34) being attached to the second tapered region (22b) of the strap (12).
Circumference splice for joining shell structures
2016-12-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |