GB471124A - Improvements in or relating to the construction of wings, fuselages and other aircraft bodies - Google Patents

Abstract

471,124. Aircraft wings, fuselages, and the like. VICKERS (AVIATION), Ltd., and WALLIS, B. N. Feb. 27, 1936, No. 5886. [Class 4] An aircraft wing, fuselage or the like is built up of a number of complete components provided with reinforcing members extending between booms and the reinforcing members and booms are formed or provided with insertable and receivable parts which are adapted to interengage and form outwardly presented fitments to receive, e.g. a pin ; the axis of the booms and reinforcing members may intersect and the fitments lie wholly within the contour, or the components may before final assembly be completed by attaching any interior fittings or equipment thereto. The wing components, e.g. are built up as shown in Fig. 2, and comprise a main spar part a having tubular booms a<1>, a2, warren bracing a3 and fishplates a<4> for connection to the adjoining component, a trailing-edge spar part c, a rib part h and a surface component g<3> provided with geodetic bracing members g<1>, g<2>. The booms carry insertable lugs i which are received between projections j<1>, j<2> on the ends of the members g<1>, g<2>. Stiffening plates extend across the flanges of the members g<1>, g<2>. In cases where the booms are tubular, the booms may be received between the projections j<1>, j<2>. Leading and trailing edge fairings may be provided to complete the structure and they may be constructed as units adapted to embrace the spars. Specifications 388,438, 412,232, 452,726, and 471,123 are referred to.