Leading edge systems and methods for aerospace vehicles

There is provided a leading edge system for an aerospace vehicle. The leading edge system has at least one structural member. The leading edge system further has a plurality of removable modules removably attached to the at least one structural member. Each removable module has a hollow box substruc...

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Hauptverfasser:	Embler, Jonathan D, Stanley, Daniel C, Kruse, John S, O'Hara, Jeremy N
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AEROPLANES AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS HELICOPTERS PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
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Zusammenfassung:	There is provided a leading edge system for an aerospace vehicle. The leading edge system has at least one structural member. The leading edge system further has a plurality of removable modules removably attached to the at least one structural member. Each removable module has a hollow box substructure and at least one flange portion disposed along a first end of the hollow box substructure. The leading edge system further has a plurality of first attachment elements configured for attaching the at least one flange portion of the removable module to a first end portion of the at least one structural member. The leading edge system further has a plurality of second attachment elements configured for attaching a second end of the hollow box substructure opposite the flange portion, to a second end portion of the at least one structural member opposite the first end portion.