A seal for sealing an aircraft fuel tank, an aircraft wing rib and stringer sealing assembly, an aircraft wing fuel tank, an aircraft structural wing box, an aircraft wing and a method of sealing an aperture are disclosed. The seal is for sealing a wing rib to a stringer passing through an aperture in the rib at a variable position in the aperture. The seal includes self-adjustment means to absorb any tolerance when forming the seal, upon the stringer being assembled into the aperture in the rib.
AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK APERTURE SEALING
ABDICHTUNG EINES FLUGZEUGTREIBSTOFFTANKS
ÉTANCHÉIFICATION DE L'OUVERTURE D'UN RÉSERVOIR DE CARBURANT D'AÉRONEF
2022-08-10
Patent
Electronic Resource
English