The Boeing Company

Thomas V Gendzwill

Richard Bruce Tanner

Ian C Burford

Brian Henry Korenaga

Brad Alan Kauffman

Gregory B Doty

Sergey S Shevchenko

Ilia A Rumyantsev

James R Huck

Dean E Wilson

James Frederick Ackermann

A truss connected to a structure via a fixed rod end attachment and at least one swing-link attachment. A first beam of the truss is connected to a frame member of the structure via a fixed rod end attachment, which locates the truss relative to the frame of the structure. Remaining beams of the truss to be connected to the frame of the structure are attached via swing-link attachments, which can pivot relative to the beam of the truss and the frame of the structure to allow relative movement between the beam and frame. The relative movement allows the structure to flex without imparting additional loads in the truss or the frame of the structure.

Swing-link trunnion truss mount

An innovative wing structure provides fibs to support skin panels without an attachment between the rib and the stringer free flange or the web. The support is provided by rib shear ties installed directly to the stringer skin flange. The rib incorporates a cut away to allow the stringer to pass through the rib. The composite stringer is an 'I' section and is stable under compression, not requiring mechanical methods to prevent rolling over.

Rib support for wing panels

A method and apparatus for an aircraft structure. In one advantageous embodiment, the aircraft structure may have a rib, a plurality of stringers, and a set of shear ties. The plurality of stringers may have skin flanges at ends of the plurality of stringers capable of being fastened to skin for the aircraft structure. The set of shear ties may extend from the rib and have a set of elongate members in which the set of elongate members are attached to the plurality of stringers.

A wing panel structure for an aerospace vehicle or the like may include an outer layer of material having a predetermined thickness. A core structure may be placed on at least a portion of the outer layer of material. An inner layer of material may be placed at least on the core structure. The inner layer of material may have a selected thickness less than the predetermined thickness of the outer layer of material.

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Bellevue, WA, United States of America

Thomas V Gendzwill