Patent ID: 11919259
Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.L.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method for fabricating a central caisson of an aircraft wing, the central caisson comprising a frame formed from U-section crossmembers, wherein formation of at least one of the U-section crossmembers comprises:
providing one or more layers of dry fibers;
providing a layer of a resin, which is in a form of a resin film and comprises a removable leaf that bears the resin film;
applying the layer of the resin to the one or more layers of the dry fibers to form a stack;
removing, when the layer of the resin is in place on the one or more layers of the dry fibers, the removable leaf from the resin film; and
hot-pressing the stack using a press to conjointly confer on the stack a U-section form and to compress the layers of the stack.