Patents Assigned to Bell Helicopter Textrom, Inc.
  • K-spar configuration for bonded wing construction
    Patent number: 6739553
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of bonded wing construction in which skins (35, 39) having shaped protrusions (37, 41) are bonded to rib members having correspondingly shaped intrusions (33). The skins may also include differently shaped protrusions (53, 55) which are bonded to K-shaped spars (51) having correspondingly shaped intrusions (61, 63).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textrom, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nunn, Jr., Josef A. Fila