A wing rib assembly comprises a central portion 14 and a plurality of feet 7 connected to its periphery. A wing cover or skin is connected to the outer surface of the feet to form the assembly. The assembly may be made by connecting the feet to the central portion first and then connecting the cover to the feet or can be made with the feet being connected to the cover first and then connecting the resulting structure to the rib central portion. The feet may take the form of a triangular shape or prism shape structures. The feet may be made by preforming a length of material, separating the length of material into a plurality of individual connection feet and connecting the connection feet to the periphery of the central portion to form a rib. The feet may include a stem 16 for attaching to the rib plate by welding such as using linear friction welding. The rib plate may be machined to reduce its width but to leave web portions 18.


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    Title :

    Aircraft wing rib and cover assembly


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-03-13


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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