Airbus Operations Gmbh

Alexander Huber

Bernhard Schlipf

Dennis Krey

Florian Lorenz

Dustin Shapi

Timo Stöven

Christian Jürdens

Steffen KLEEMIß

Robert Grahs

Stefan Bauer

A wingincluding a main wing, a slat, and a connection assemblymovably connecting the slatto the main wing, wherein the slatmoves between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the front sparincludes an aperturefor a slat trackand the main wingcomprises a track housing assemblyincluding a track housingand a mounting device, wherein the track housingis mounted to the front sparat the apertureby the mounting deviceand extending from the front sparto the interiorof the wing box, the track housingreceives the slat track

Wing for an aircraft

A wing for an aircraft is disclosed including a main wing, a slat, and a connection assembly movable connecting the slat to the main wing. The connection assembly includes an elongate slat track, wherein the front end of the slat track is mounted to the slat, wherein the rear end and the intermediate portion of the slat track are mounted to the main wing by a roller bearing including a guide rail mounted to the main wing and a first roller unit mounted to the rear end of the slat track and engaging the guide rail. The roller bearing includes a second roller unit mounted to the main wing and engaging an engagement surface at the intermediate portion of the slat track.

A heated leading edge structure for an aircraft, including a leading edge panel having an outer surface configured to be contacted by an ambient flow, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface, and including a heater device mounted to the inner surface of the leading edge panel for heating of the leading edge panel. The heater device is mounted to the inner surface of the leading edge panel in a detachable manner to provide a simple, lightweight and cost-efficient leading edge structure that enables a simple, quick and efficient maintenance.

Heated leading edge structure for an aircraft

A wing for an aircraft is disclosed having a main wing, a slat, and a connection assembly movable connecting the slat to the main wing, wherein the connection assembly includes an elongate slat track, wherein the front end of the slat track is mounted to the slat, wherein the rear end and the intermediate portion of the slat track are mounted to the main wing by a roller bearing comprising a guide rail mounted to the main wing and a first roller unit mounted to the rear end of the slat track and engaging the guide rail, and wherein the roller bearing includes a second roller unit mounted to the main wing and engaging an engagement surface at the intermediate portion of the slat track.

Wing for an aircraft with rolling slat connection assembly

A wing for an aircraft, including a main wing, a slat, and a connection assembly movably connecting the slat to the main wing. The connection assembly includes an elongate slat track with a front end mounted to the slat and a rear end and an intermediate portion mounted to the main wing by a roller bearing, and includes a guide rail mounted to the main wing and a first roller unit mounted to the slat track rear end and engaging the guide rail. The roller bearing includes a second roller unit mounted to the main wing and engaging a slat track intermediate portion engagement surface. The slat track has an upper and lower flange and at least one web. The second roller unit is arranged in a recess between the upper and lower flanges and engages the engagement surface provided at the upper and/or lower flange.

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Hamburg, Germany

Alexander Huber