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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Joel Kevin Joseph, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Max Tyler Breedlove, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Paul Diep, Bothell, WA (US);
Peter John Newnham, Mukilteo, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An aircraft tail assembly includes an aft fuselage section secured to a forward fuselage section, and includes a stiffener-reinforced pivot bulkhead defined by separate parts secured together by a first set of splices. A longeron extends longitudinally along the aft and forward fuselage sections, and includes a discontinuity adjacent a peripheral edge of the pivot bulkhead. The aircraft tail assembly includes a second set of splices that overlie the discontinuity. One of the second set of splices extends laterally over the longeron to bridge the discontinuity adjacent the peripheral edge of the pivot bulkhead, and another of the second set of splices extends longitudinally along the longeron to secure the longeron to the pivot bulkhead adjacent the discontinuity. A chord engages the peripheral edge of the pivot bulkhead to facilitate transfers of force loads from the bulkhead along a load path that includes the longerons and the splices.