Airbus Operations (s.a.s.)

Airbus Operations Gmbh

Carole Beau

Frédéric Goupil

Arnaud Tonnele

Vincent Fauchille

Christophe Rigaud

A flexible corner fitting configured to contribute to a connection between at least three walls of at least one aircraft box structure, and to make them leaktight with respect to liquids. The corner fitting has at least three fixing plates and at least three edge corners made of flexible material. Each of the at least three fixing plates is connected to each of the other at least three fixing plates by one of the edge corners made of flexible material. The edge corners made of flexible material ensure adjustment of the corner fitting without machining or the addition of shims.

Flexible corner fitting intended to contribute to a connection between at least three walls of at least one aircraft box structure

A method for assembling a central wing box for an aircraft by assembling the upper and lower panels and the front and rear spars in order to obtain a main structure, fastening equipment to at least one assembly support positioned outside the main structure, inserting at least one mounting support inside the main structure, and securing the assembly support to the main structure. Also a central wing box and an aircraft having such a central wing box.

Method for assembling an aircraft central wing box involving a step of fastening the equipment to at least one assembly support situated outside the central wing box

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Carole Beau