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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2013
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Young Zeon, Edmonds, WA (US);
Gerfried Rudolf Achtner, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Joseph Strachila, Mount Vernon, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for joining composite structures of aircrafts are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an inboard composite wing panel having a first end portion configured to be coupled to upper and lower inboard fittings composed of a metallic material and an outboard composite wing panel having a first end portion configured to be coupled to upper and lower outboard fittings composed of a metallic material. A side of body rib has a plate shaped first end portion composed of a metallic material. A fuselage frame is configured to be joined at one end of the upper inboard fitting, and the upper and lower inboard fittings and the upper and lower outboard fittings are coupled to the side of body rib at the plate shaped first end portion.