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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2023
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Mark M. Abdouch, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Christopher R. Loesche, Bothell, WA (US);
Erik A. Phillips, Kirkland, WA (US);
Tyler W. Downey, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jeffrey S. Moffett, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64C 1/26 (2006.01); B64C 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/187 (2013.01); B64C 1/26 (2013.01); B64C 3/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wingtip attachment for connection to a wing is disclosed. The wingtip attachment includes a tip rib comprising a first row of fastener openings located within an aerodynamic contour of a wing box and a second row of fastener openings located within a protruding fairing outside the nominal aerodynamic contour of a wing box.