Patent ID: 7975965
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: B64C,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An aircraft joint comprising: a wing structure having a first part of a clevis and lug fastening system located around an outer end of the wing structure, wherein the first part of the clevis and lug fastening system is attached to a rib in the wing structure; and a wing tip having a second part of the clevis and lug fastening system located around an end of the wing tip, wherein the wing tip is capable of being joined to the outer end of the wing structure, an upper aerodynamic surface and a lower aerodynamic surface formed by joining the wing structure and the wing tip, the first part and the second part are located about a center between the upper aerodynamic surface and the lower aerodynamic surface, and the first part and the second part engage each other such that a moment reaction occurs around the upper aerodynamic surface and the lower aerodynamic surface.