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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
May. 20, 2004
Robert D. Biornstad, Renton, WA (US);
Bruce C. Blankinship, Mt. Vernon, WA (US);
Terry J. George, Wichita, KS (US);
William H. Ingram, Puyallup, WA (US);
Robert D. Biornstad, Renton, WA (US);
Bruce C. Blankinship, Mt. Vernon, WA (US);
Terry J. George, Wichita, KS (US);
William H. Ingram, Puyallup, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Composite sections for aircraft fuselages and methods and systems for manufacturing such sections are disclosed herein. A composite section configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a skin and at least first and second stiffeners. The skin can include a plurality of unidirectional fibers forming a continuous surface extending 360 degrees about an axis. The first stiffener can include a first flange portion bonded to an interior surface of the skin and a first raised portion projecting inwardly and away from the interior surface of the skin. The second stiffener can include a second flange portion bonded to the interior surface of the skin and a second raised portion projecting inwardly and away from the interior surface of the skin. A method for manufacturing a section of a fuselage in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes positioning a plurality of uncured stiffeners on a mandrel assembly. The method can further include applying a plurality of fiber tows around the plurality of uncured stiffeners on the mandrel assembly.