Invention Application
- Patent Title: WING STRUCTURE
- Patent Title (中): WING结构
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Application No.: US13263215Application Date: 2010-03-31
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Publication No.: US20120037755A1Publication Date: 2012-02-16
- Inventor: Michael Tucker , Timothy Sanderson
- Applicant: Michael Tucker , Timothy Sanderson
- Applicant Address: GB Filton, Bristol
- Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
- Current Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: GB Filton, Bristol
- Priority: GB0906157.3 20090409
- International Application: PCT/GB2010/050555 WO 20100331
- Main IPC: B64C3/34
- IPC: B64C3/34 ; B23P11/00 ; B64C3/18

Abstract:
A wing structure is provided, wherein the wing structure comprises; an upper covering, a lower covering, and a spar, the spar comprising; a spar web, an upper spar cap attached to the upper covering, and a lower spar cap attached to the lower covering, the wing structure also comprising a face spaced apart from the spar web extending between the upper and lower spar caps. The wing structure is arranged to contain fuel in a fuel containment area between the upper and lower coverings on one side of the spar web. The upper and lower spar caps extend from the spar web only on the other side of the spar web to the fuel containment area.
Public/Granted literature
- US08616499B2 Wing structure Public/Granted day:2013-12-31
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