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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert Erik Grip, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Aaron J. Kutzmann, Long Beach, CA (US);
Blaine Knight Rawdon, San Pedro, CA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A light-weight stiffened wing airfoil includes at least one wing segment (). The wing segment comprises an upper () and a lower skin assembly (), wherein each of the upper and lower skin assemblies incorporates a plurality of inwardly facing stringers (); a first rib (-) at a distal end of the wing segment and a second rib (-) at a proximal end of the wing segment; a plurality of rib trusses () extending from the first and second ribs to the opposing skin assembly (); and a plurality of support members extending from the inwardly facing stringers to the opposing skin assembly.