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GB2268461B - Aircraft manufacture - Google Patents

Aircraft manufacture

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Publication number
GB2268461B
GB2268461B GB9312621A GB9312621A GB2268461B GB 2268461 B GB2268461 B GB 2268461B GB 9312621 A GB9312621 A GB 9312621A GB 9312621 A GB9312621 A GB 9312621A GB 2268461 B GB2268461 B GB 2268461B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
fuselage
frame
skins
flying surface
respective upper
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9312621A
Other versions
GB2268461A (en
GB9312621D0 (en
Inventor
Paul Charnock
Keith Rowlandson
Terence Carter
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
BAE Systems PLC
Original Assignee
British Aerospace PLC
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by British Aerospace PLC filed Critical British Aerospace PLC
Publication of GB9312621D0 publication Critical patent/GB9312621D0/en
Publication of GB2268461A publication Critical patent/GB2268461A/en
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Publication of GB2268461B publication Critical patent/GB2268461B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C1/00—Fuselages; Constructional features common to fuselages, wings, stabilising surfaces or the like
    • B64C1/06—Frames; Stringers; Longerons ; Fuselage sections
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C1/00—Fuselages; Constructional features common to fuselages, wings, stabilising surfaces or the like
    • B64C1/26—Attaching the wing or tail units or stabilising surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F5/00—Designing, manufacturing, assembling, cleaning, maintaining or repairing aircraft, not otherwise provided for; Handling, transporting, testing or inspecting aircraft components, not otherwise provided for
    • B64F5/10—Manufacturing or assembling aircraft, e.g. jigs therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C1/00—Fuselages; Constructional features common to fuselages, wings, stabilising surfaces or the like
    • B64C2001/0054—Fuselage structures substantially made from particular materials
    • B64C2001/0072—Fuselage structures substantially made from particular materials from composite materials
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C1/00—Fuselages; Constructional features common to fuselages, wings, stabilising surfaces or the like
    • B64C2001/0054—Fuselage structures substantially made from particular materials
    • B64C2001/0081—Fuselage structures substantially made from particular materials from metallic materials
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/40—Weight reduction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Moulding By Coating Moulds (AREA)

Abstract

A method of manufacturing flying surface and fuselage portions for an aircraft includes the steps of forming respective upper (44) and lower (46, 48) flying surface and fuselage skins at least one of which is an integrated i.e. unitary or one-piece flying surface and fuselage skin; forming a frame (24) including a plurality of transverse integrated fuselage and wing spar elements linked in longitudinal spaced apart relationship by longitudinal support members for supporting the respective upper and lower flying surface fuselage skins; machining the frame so as to match the contours required for the inner surfaces of the upper and lower flying surface skins; and attaching the respective upper and lower flying surface and fuselage skins to said frame. In this way the flying surfaces (wings, for example) and fuselage are both formed from the same structure (frame 24). Thus, the requirement for wing to fuselage attachment points is obviated, therefore saving weight and improving aerodynamic efficiency of the aircraft Frame 24 is of metal. Skins (44, 46, 48) may be of fibre-reinforced composites. <IMAGE>
GB9312621A 1992-06-20 1993-06-18 Aircraft manufacture Expired - Fee Related GB2268461B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB929213211A GB9213211D0 (en) 1992-06-20 1992-06-20 Aircraft manufacture

Publications (3)

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GB9312621D0 GB9312621D0 (en) 1993-08-04
GB2268461A GB2268461A (en) 1994-01-12
GB2268461B true GB2268461B (en) 1995-07-05

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GB929213211A Pending GB9213211D0 (en) 1992-06-20 1992-06-20 Aircraft manufacture
GB9312621A Expired - Fee Related GB2268461B (en) 1992-06-20 1993-06-18 Aircraft manufacture

Family Applications Before (1)

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GB929213211A Pending GB9213211D0 (en) 1992-06-20 1992-06-20 Aircraft manufacture

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8567150B2 (en) 2006-05-23 2013-10-29 Airbus Operations Sas Aircraft pressurized floor
US8672265B2 (en) 2007-03-05 2014-03-18 Airbus Operations Sas Container for air freight transport and fuselage of an aircraft for freight transport

Families Citing this family (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2295999A (en) * 1994-12-16 1996-06-19 British Aerospace Aircraft fuselage manufacture
FR2867151B1 (en) * 2004-03-04 2007-05-25 Airbus France FUSELAGE LONGERON FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND CENTRAL BOX EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A LONGERON
DE102007019692B4 (en) * 2007-04-26 2011-06-01 Airbus Operations Gmbh Wing-hull section of an airplane
ES2371401B1 (en) * 2008-06-27 2012-11-07 Airbus Operations, S.L. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINER SURFACE STRUCTURE.
FR2946024B1 (en) * 2009-05-27 2011-07-22 Airbus France INSTALLATION FOR CARRYING OUT AN AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE TRUNK
ES2391967B1 (en) 2010-01-14 2013-10-10 Airbus Operations, S.L. AIRCRAFT ENGINE SUPPORT PILON.
ES2401517B1 (en) 2011-05-31 2014-06-18 Airbus Operations S.L. AIRCRAFT NOTEBOOK IN COMPOSITE MATERIAL.
US9527575B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2016-12-27 The Boeing Company Multi-box wing spar and skin
US9145197B2 (en) * 2012-11-26 2015-09-29 The Boeing Company Vertically integrated stringers
ES2672528T3 (en) * 2014-11-27 2018-06-14 Airbus Operations S.L. Aircraft fuselage section
EP4303120A1 (en) * 2022-07-07 2024-01-10 Airbus Operations S.L.U. Composite multi-spar aircraft lifting surface

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8567150B2 (en) 2006-05-23 2013-10-29 Airbus Operations Sas Aircraft pressurized floor
US8672265B2 (en) 2007-03-05 2014-03-18 Airbus Operations Sas Container for air freight transport and fuselage of an aircraft for freight transport

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2268461A (en) 1994-01-12
GB9312621D0 (en) 1993-08-04
GB9213211D0 (en) 1992-08-05

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Effective date: 19970618