Reinforced wing spars for underwing mounted retractable landing gear assemblies include a unitary (one-piece) metal wing spar having a central web and an upper spar flange, a trunnion mounted in the web of the wing spar for pivotally receiving a transverse mounting tube of a retractable landing gear strut, and a reinforcement laminate adhered to and extending along the upper spar flange above the trunnion, wherein the reinforcement laminate is comprised of at least one fiber reinforced composite layer alternately interposed with at least one metal reinforcement layer.
FIBER METAL LAMINATE REINFORCED WING SPAR FOR RETRACTABLE UNDERWING MOUNTED LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES
2018-02-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
Fiber metal laminate reinforced wing spar for retractable underwing mounted landing gear assemblies
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