CORE STRUCTURES FOR COMPOSITE PANELS OF AIRCRAFT, COMPOSITE PANELS AND AIRCRAFT INCLUDING CORE STRUCTURES, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE PANELS

To provide core structures for composite panels of aircraft, composite panels and aircraft including the core structures, and methods of manufacturing the composite panels.SOLUTION: The core structures include a first side 140, a second side 150, and a connecting region 160 that interconnects an upper portion of the first side with an upper portion of the second side. The first side, the second side and the connecting region at least partially define an antenna housing 62. The antenna housing defines a housing volume 64 configured to contain an aircraft antenna of aircraft, and an electromagnetic wave transmission region 66 configured to permit electromagnetic waves to pass therethrough. The electromagnetic wave transmission region defines a plurality of kite-shaped voids 130 arranged in a repeating pattern and bounded by a corresponding plurality of walls 170, where at least 10% of the corresponding plurality of walls extends at least substantially perpendicularly to a surface 122, 124 that bounds the electromagnetic wave transmission region.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5 【課題】航空機の複合材パネルのコア構造、コア構造を含む複合材パネルと航空機、及び複合材パネルの製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】コア構造は、第１の面１４０、第２の面１５０、及び第１の面の上部と第２の面の上部とを相互接続する接続領域１６０を含む。第１の面、第２の面、及び接続領域は、少なくとも部分的にアンテナハウジング６２を画定し、アンテナハウジングは航空機の航空機アンテナを収容するように構成されたハウジング空間６４と、電磁波を通過させるように構成された電磁波透過領域６６とを画定する。電磁波透過領域は、反復パターンに配置され且つ対応する複数の壁によって区切られた複数の凧形ボイド１３０を画定し、対応する複数の壁１７０の少なくとも１０％は、前記電磁波透過領域を区切る表面１２２、１２４に少なくとも実質的に直交して延びる。【選択図】図５