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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 3, 2022
Date of Patent:
April 9, 2024
Assignee:
The Boeing Company
Inventors:
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