Apparatuses and methods for aircraft wings, including fuel tank access panel assemblies, are disclosed. For example, an aircraft wing comprises a skin and a load bearing fuel tank access panel assembly fastened to the skin. The skin comprises a fuel tank access panel hole and a first fastener hole. The load bearing fuel tank access panel is configured to bear at least some of a wing bending load and comprises an access panel, a fastener, and a self-locking fastener mating assembly. The access panel comprises a body portion configured to be received in the fuel tank access panel hole, and a lip portion extending over an interior surface of the skin. The lip portion comprises a second fastener hole, and the fastener extends through the first fastener hole and the second fastener hole into the self-locking fastener mating assembly.


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    Title :

    Aircraft fuel tank access panel assemblies


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2022-09-20


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen



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