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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2015
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Christopher Lynas, Bristol, GB;
Robert Thompson, Bristol, GB;
Llifon Williams, Bristol, GB;
John Hobday, Bristol, GB;
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
An aircraft wing () has a wing tip device () joined thereto. The root () of the wing tip device () is joined to the tip of the wing () at a first connection (). An external strut () extends between the wing () and the wing tip device (), the strut () being joined to the wing () at a second connection (). The second connection () is inboard of the first connection, such that loadings on the wing tip device () generated during use, are transferred, via the strut (), to a location on the wing () that is inboard of where the root () of the wing tip device () is joined to the tip of the wing.