An aircraft wing tip device (107) includes a unitized, monolithic leading edge torque box that is formed of polymer matrix fiber-reinforced material. The leading edge torque box includes a skin (160) that defines a continuous, uninterrupted outer mold line surface extending aftwardly from a winglet leading edge by a distance of at least approximately 60 percent of a local chord length. The leading edge torque box (172) further includes at least one internal component (162) extending between opposing inner surfaces of the skin and being integrally formed therewith.
Natural laminar flow wingtip
2015-06-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |