A wing assembly is disclosed. The wing assembly includes a main structure having a first contact face and a first recess arranged to receive a portion of a tension bolt; and a modular edge having a second contact face and a second recess arranged to receive a portion of the tension bolt. The modular edge is pivotally mounted on the main structure for rotation between an installation position and an operational position in which the modular edge is aligned with the main structure to form at least part of an edge of the wing assembly. The wing assembly is arranged such that, when the modular edge is in the operational position, tension in a tension bolt received in the first and second recesses acts to press the first and second contact faces together, thereby forming a tension joint that resists pivoting of the modular edge relative to the main structure.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Wing assembly tension joint and method of assembly


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2022-06-28


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



    Vehicle with tension wing assembly

    FINNELL ALFRED | European Patent Office | 2019

    Free access

    Stringer beam joint and aircraft wing assembly

    European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access

    WING ASSEMBLY

    NORTHEDGE THOMAS / HOBDAY JOHN | European Patent Office | 2025

    Free access

    WING ASSEMBLY

    BISHOP BENJAMIN | European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access

    Ultra-thin wing-shaped end joint assembly structure

    LIU HUI / XU HANBING / YANG YUYAO et al. | European Patent Office | 2024

    Free access