A stiffening structure for an aircraft panel or door and method for fabricating the same, the method comprising: providing a thermoplastic continuous fibre-reinforced composite material comprising a plurality of continuous fibres embedded in a thermoplastic polymer matrix; cutting the thermoplastic continuous fibre-reinforced composite material into a plurality of short fibre-reinforced composite pellets; heating the plurality of short fibre-reinforced composite pellets so as to cause the plurality of short fibre-reinforced composite pellets to fuse together; cooling the fused together pellets to form a consolidated sheet of thermoplastic short fibre-reinforced composite material; and moulding the consolidated sheet to form the stiffening structure having a top wall, a bottom flange, and side walls disposed between the top wall and the bottom flange.


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    Title :

    STIFFENING STRUCTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT DOOR OR PANEL


    Additional title:

    VERSTEIFUNGSSTRUKTUR FÜR EINE TÜR ODER EIN PANEEL EINES FLUGZEUGS
    STRUCTURE DE RAIDISSEMENT POUR UNE PORTE OU UN PANNEAU D'AÉRONEF


    Publication date :

    2018-11-21


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B29B PREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BE SHAPED , Vorbereiten oder Vorbehandeln der zu verformenden Masse / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen



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