An airframe for a tiltrotor aircraft (10) includes a wing airframe (24; 106) including a rib (20a, 20b; 124a, 124b), a fuselage airframe (26; 102) including a fore-aft overhead beam (28a, 28b; 126a, 126b) and a cradle support assembly (56a, 56b; 110a, 110b). The cradle support assembly (56a, 56b; 110a, 110b) includes a forward wing support (146a, 146b) coupled to the fore-aft overhead beam (28a, 28b; 126a, 126b) and the wing airframe (24, 106) and an aft wing support (148a, 148b) coupled to the fore-aft overhead beam (28a, 28b; 126a, 126b) and the wing airframe (24, 106). The rib (20a, 20b; 124a, 124b), the fore-aft overhead beam (28a, 28b; 126a, 126b), the forward wing support (146a, 146b) and the aft wing support (148a, 148b) are substantially aligned to form a wing-fuselage integrated airframe beam assembly (32a, 32b; 108a, 108b) to support the wing airframe (24, 106).


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    Title :

    WING-FUSELAGE INTEGRATED AIRFRAME BEAMS FOR TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT


    Additional title:

    IN FLÜGEL/RUMPF INTEGRIERTE FLUGWERKTRÄGER FÜR KIPPROTORFLUGZEUG
    FAISCEAUX DE CELLULE INTÉGRÉS AILE-FUSELAGE POUR AVION À ROTORS BASCULANTS



    Publication date :

    2020-03-18


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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