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Floor panel for forming a loading area in a cargo hold of an aircraft

  • US 8,408,492 B2
  • Filed: 01/15/2008
  • Issued: 04/02/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An aircraft comprising a floor panel for forming a continuous loading area in a cargo hold of the aircraft, the floor panel comprising a plurality of beams that are arranged next to one another and connected to one another, each beam being formed by a milled profile having an upper flange and a lower flange which are connected to one another by a plurality of webs, wherein between the webs compartments are formed as regions of the beam that have been milled out completely from the beam or just partially milled away, wherein the upper flange is wider than the lower flange and, wherein the beams are firmly joined together along longitudinal edges of their upper flanges by friction stir welding.

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