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Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 29, 2017
Applicant:

Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;

Inventors:

Hermann Benthien, Hamburg, DE;

Matthias Hegenbart, Hamburg, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01); B29C 70/56 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/061 (2013.01); B29C 70/56 (2013.01); B64G 1/22 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0072 (2013.01); B64G 1/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A structural member for an aircraft or spacecraft has at least one fiber plastic composite, the fiber plastic composite having at least one or a plurality of plies. The structural member also has at least one pre-stressing means providing internal stresses to the fiber plastic composite. The fiber plastic composite and the pre-stressing means are configured and arranged to form a balanced system the internal stresses of which are essentially balanced to zero in a cured state of the said system. The balanced system of the structural member is able to counteract loading stresses exerted to the airframe in service such, that a damage caused by the loading stress is easily detectable visually.


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