Patria Aerostructures Oy

Patria Acostructures Oy

Juha Mäkelä

Juha Halme

Lauri Halme

Mikko Hoffrén

A leading edge element, a method for manufacturing one, and an aircraft wing and stabilizer furnished with the leading edge element. The leading edge element is an elongate piece that comprises a skin plate and at least one longitudinal stiffener. The shape of the front edge of the skin plate is closed and the tail edge is open. The stiffener is fastened between the inner surfaces of the skin plate. Between the inner surface of the skin plate of the outermost longitudinal stiffener, there is a longitudinal space free of transverse stiffeners.

Leading edge element of aircraft, method for manufacturing one, wing and stabilizer

A curved element, a wing, a control surface and a stabilizer for an aircraft. The curved element () is of a composite material and comprises surfaces () provided with a plurality of profile reinforcements (). The profile reinforcements constitute an integrated part of the structure of the surfaces and have a directed strength effect. The profile reinforcements may be arranged in a manner constituting a latticed support structure.

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