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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Anthony J. Sclafani, Alta Loma, CA (US);
Adam D. Grasch, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Christopher K. Droney, Long Beach, CA (US);
Neal A. Harrison, Lake Forest, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an aircraft that comprises a body, a wing, and a strut. The wing is coupled to and extends from the body. A strut inboard end portion is coupled to and extends from the body and a strut outboard end portion is coupled to and extends from an intermediate portion of the wing. The wing further comprises a first thinned portion adjacent the intermediate portion of the wing. An overall thickness of the first thinned portion of the wing decreases and increases in a spanwise direction along the wing. The strut further comprises a second thinned portion adjacent the outboard end portion of the strut. An overall thickness of the second thinned portion of the strut decreases and increases in a spanwise direction along the strut.