Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Assembly and method connecting an aircraft wing aft spar root to an aircraft body fuselage
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Application No.: US17685961Application Date: 2022-03-03
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Publication No.: US11952101B2Publication Date: 2024-04-09
- Inventor: Michael R. Rush , Orion P. Watson , Daniel H. Fletcher , Ryan A. Fear , Brent E. Beneke , David H. Leibov , Patricia W. Estell , Norma L Alvarez-Quinones , Soo H. Teoh , Jesse R. Wiseman , Mark E. Shadell , Mark R. Mclaughlin , Emmett A. Salisbury
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: B64C1/26
- IPC: B64C1/26 ; B64C1/06 ; B64C3/18 ; B64F5/10

Abstract:
An assembly integrates an aft wing spar root fitting to an aircraft fuselage when joining the aircraft wing to the aircraft body. The assembly provides structural strength to the connection between the aircraft wing and the aircraft body, provides corrosion prevention and provides improved inspection capabilities and repair capabilities to the aircraft wing and aircraft body connection.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220281582A1 ASSEMBLY AND METHOD CONNECTING AN AIRCRAFT WING AFT SPAR ROOT TO AN AIRCRAFT BODY FUSELAGE Public/Granted day:2022-09-08
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