An aircraft assembly comprises a longitudinal spar 14 and an aerofoil cover 12 integrally formed from a composite laminate material to form a unitary spar-cover such that the spar extends continuously into the cover through a fold region 17, where the spar and cover are separated by a recess 30 at a longitudinal end of the fold region, to define a spar end region and a cover end region, and a reinforcement element 35, which may comprise a metal bridging element extends between the spar end region and the cover end region to couple the spar end region with the cover end region.


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    Title :

    Aircraft assembly having an integral spar-cover


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    Publication date :

    2020-12-16


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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