Patent ID: 9527576
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B64C,B64D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of manufacturing an aircraft wing assembly comprising ribs and other structural elements, the method including: attaching a fuel system component to at least one of the ribs to form at least one preinstalled rib, wherein the at least one rib includes a pair of rib portions and each rib portion includes a wall, wherein the preinstalled rib is formed by joining the walls together such that the fuel system component is between the walls, and wherein the rib portions each have a height corresponding to a thickness of the aircraft wing; delivering the at least one preinstalled rib to a wing assembly location at which the other structural elements are located; and assembling the at least one preinstalled rib and the other structural elements at said wing assembly location.