The disclosed shell structure splice (10) and method includes a first panel (108) having a first edge, a second panel having a second edge, the second edge being positioned in edgewise alignment with the first edge to form a splice joint, a strap (12) bridging the splice joint and attached to the first panel and the second panel, the strap having a first tapered region (22a) and a second tapered region (22b), a first fitting (24a) having a tapered section (34)and a flat section (36), the tapered section being attached to the first tapered region of the strap, and a second fitting (24b) having a tapered section and a flat section, the tapered section being attached to the second tapered region of the strap.
Circumference splice for joining shell structures
Umfangsverbinder für Schalenstrukturen
Raccord circonférentiel pour l'assemblage de coques
2017-03-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |