Patent ID: 9688382
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B64C,B64F,Y02T,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of constructing an aircraft comprising: taking a subassembly comprising two wings and a central wing box, connecting each wing to the central wing box with at least one splice plate, fastening each wing and the box to the splice plate by means of shear elements, fitting the subassembly to a wall of a fuselage, wherein the fuselage includes a recessed portion, and after the connecting step, fastening the subassembly to the fuselage wall by means of fastener members that are distinct from the subassembly and that present main axes that are vertical in such a manner that the fastener members pass through the splice plate or at least one of the splice plates, wherein the aircraft is not a scale model or a mock-up, and the subassembly is mounted within the recessed portion of the fuselage.