Aircraft wings and aircraft including such aircraft wings
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an aircraft wing including;
a first panel;
a second panel;
ribs coupled between the first and second panels, the ribs spaced apart from each other and disposed throughout a portion of a length of the aircraft wing; and
stiffeners coupled between adjacent ones of the ribs in a spanwise direction and to the first panel, wherein each of the stiffeners is spaced apart from the first panel, and wherein each of the stiffeners is coupled to the first panel via one or more clips extending between the respective stiffener and the first panel.
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Abstract
Aircraft wings and aircraft including such aircraft wings are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an aircraft wing having a first panel; a second panel; ribs coupled between the first and second panels; and stiffeners coupled between the ribs in a spanwise direction and to the first panel, the coupling between the stiffeners and the first panel to deter axial loads from being received by the stiffeners, the stiffeners to increase a compressional stability of the first panel, wherein the coupling between the stiffeners and the first panel are indirect couplings formed via clips, the couplings formed via the clips deter the axial loads from being received by the stiffeners while increasing the compressional stability of the first panel.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
an aircraft wing including; a first panel; a second panel; ribs coupled between the first and second panels, the ribs spaced apart from each other and disposed throughout a portion of a length of the aircraft wing; and stiffeners coupled between adjacent ones of the ribs in a spanwise direction and to the first panel, wherein each of the stiffeners is spaced apart from the first panel, and wherein each of the stiffeners is coupled to the first panel via one or more clips extending between the respective stiffener and the first panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a fuselage; an aircraft wing including; a first panel; a second panel;
panels,ribs coupled between the first and second panels in a chordwise directions; and stiffeners coupled to and between adjacent ones of the ribs in a spanwise direction and coupled to the first panel, wherein each of the stiffeners has a first end coupled directly to one of the ribs and a second end, opposite the first end, coupled to an adjacent one of the ribs via a flange to enable a non-rigid coupling between each of the stiffeners and the ribs; and a side of body web coupled to the first and second panels and the fuselage. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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