Patent ID: 6561459
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: B29D,B29L,B64C,B64F,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of fabricating a wing of composite material comprising an upper skin, a lower skin and a plurality of intermediate spars arranged side by side so as to extend from roots toward tips of the upper and the lower skins, said method comprising the steps of:forming through holes in side walls of the plurality of intermediate spars; disposing the plurality of intermediate spars on one of the skins so that the through holes are aligned with each other; disposing the other skin on the plurality of intermediate spars; integrally forming the plurality of intermediate spars and the skins or adhesively bonding together the plurality of intermediate spars and the skins; and passing reinforcing members through the through holes of the plurality of intermediate spars and bonding the reinforcing members to the plurality of intermediate spars and the skins.