AIRCRAFT WING AND OUTER WING JOINT ASSEMBLY Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC B64C3/18 B64C1/26 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to aircraft engineering, particularly, to aircraft wings and outer wing attachments. Wing comprises two outer wings jointed together nearby aircraft mirror plane by their top and bottom junctions. Every outer wing is provided with torsion box confined by front and rear spars, root and end ribs and skin top and bottom panels made of black-reinforced plastic. Torsion box panels combine bulged and flat sections. Panel flat sections adjoin root ribs to cover outer wing ends facing aircraft mirror plane. Outer wing joint assembly comprises first and second couplers interconnected by end parts. End part of every coupler has two panels arranged to make rectangular clearance there between. Every coupler is composed of interconnected support and strap. Groove lateral walls are flat. One of groove panel is located at the panel while another panel is located at aforesaid strap. Root ribs are connected with joint spars and butt assemblies while panel flat sections are secured at outer wing joint assembly gaps.

EFFECT: decreased weight, higher stiffness, fast assembly.

10 cl, 12 dwg