AIRCRAFT WING COMPOSED OF COMPOSITE AND METAL PANELS

• Main Authors: TANNER, RICHARD, B, FOX, BRUCE, R, MCGINTY, DANIEL, E, JOHNSON, MILES, O, KELLY, JAMES, M, KORDEL, JAN, A, MUNSEN, VICTOR, A, RAMTON, SCOTT, N, BURFORD, IAN, C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 24.09.2008
• Subjects: AEROPLANES; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS; HELICOPTERS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

Aircraft wing assemblies having both composite and metal panels are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wing assembly includes a support structure, an upper panel assembly formed from a metal material and coupled to the support structure, and a lower panel assembly formed from a composite material and c...