AIRCRAFT WINGS HAVING CONTINUOUSLY TAILORED STRUCTURAL STRENGTH

The structural strength of an aircraft wing is continuously tailored along its length to closely match continuously varying imposed wing loads. The wing comprises upper and lower skins each formed from panels joined together. Each of the skin panels includes a stiffening web sandwiched between and j...

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Hauptverfasser: PRICHARD ALAN KEITH, STUHR VICTOR, OLIVADOTI JOSEPH R
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Zusammenfassung:The structural strength of an aircraft wing is continuously tailored along its length to closely match continuously varying imposed wing loads. The wing comprises upper and lower skins each formed from panels joined together. Each of the skin panels includes a stiffening web sandwiched between and joined to the inner and outer facesheets. The web has a repeating pattern and at least one dimension that continuously varies along the length of the panel.