Patent ID: 9636891
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B32B,B64C,Y02T,Y10T

Claim:
1. A fiber metal laminate for an aircraft wing comprising (a) a longitudinal direction, (b) said laminate further comprising metal layers and fiber reinforced plastic layers in between said metal layers, wherein the metal layers and the fiber reinforced plastic layers are bonded together, and (c) wherein said laminate exhibits fibers of a first type and fibers of a second type, (d) whereby the fibers of the first group are oriented at a predefined angle in a range of +10 to +40 degrees with respect to the longitudinal direction of the laminate, and (e) the fibers of the second group are oriented at a predefined angle in a range of −10 to −40 degrees with respect to the longitudinal direction of the laminate (f) and wherein the fibers of the second type have higher strength and stiffness than the fibers of the first type.