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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
William Tulloch, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/04 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64D 37/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/04 (2013.01); B64C 3/185 (2013.01); B64C 3/187 (2013.01); B64D 37/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft wingbox assembly is disclosed having a wingbox including an upper cover, a lower cover and a pair of spars; a plurality of ribs in the wingbox, wherein the ribs divide the wingbox into bays; and a fuel tank in the wingbox. All or part of the fuel tank is located in a first one of the bays between a first one of the ribs and a second one of the ribs. The fuel tank includes a tank wall and first and second tank lugs extending from the fuel tank wall. A first fastener attaches the first tank lug to the first one of the ribs; and a second fastener attaches the second tank lug to the second one of the ribs.