Airbus Operations Sl

Miguel Ángel Mendez Rodríguez

Alberto Balsa-Gonzalez

Robert Kobierecki

Juan Antonio Sánchez Ruiz

A flight control surface comprising a main body comprising an upper and lower cover, upper and lower skins and a core member, a prolongation of their length over the length of the core member defining a stepped area. A trailing edge of the control surface comprises a U-shaped profile enclosing the prolongation, the U-shaped profile extending towards the main body in the chordwise direction up to the stepped area and comprising a section that progressively decreases. The trailing edge comprises a first and a second set of rivets located in the prolongation, the first set of rivets joining the upper and lower covers and the second set of rivets joining the U-shaped profile, the upper covers and the lower covers.

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Getafe, Spain

Miguel Ángel Mendez Rodríguez