Invention Publication
- Patent Title: METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AIRCRAFT AEROFOIL
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Application No.: US18249010Application Date: 2021-10-07
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Publication No.: US20230382061A1Publication Date: 2023-11-30
- Inventor: Thomas BARNETT , Lee PROUDLER
- Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
- Applicant Address: GB Bristol
- Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
- Current Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: GB Bristol
- Priority: GB 16392.9 2020.10.16
- International Application: PCT/GB2021/052603 2021.10.07
- Date entered country: 2023-04-13
- Main IPC: B29C70/30
- IPC: B29C70/30 ; B64F5/10

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an aircraft aerofoil such as a winglet. The aircraft aerofoil includes: a first cover, a second cover, an aerofoil leading edge, and an aerofoil trailing edge where the first and second cover are joined at a trailing edge interface. The first cover is formed by: a lay-up step in which a plurality of fibre plies are laid up to obtain a preform, wherein the preform has a thickness and a preform trailing edge, and the preform is laid up during the lay-up step with a ramp of decreasing thickness where the thickness of the preform decreases towards the preform trailing edge; and a curing step in which the preform is cured to form the first cover, wherein the ramp of decreasing thickness cures during the curing step to form a contact surface of the first cover.
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