Patent ID: 11772775

Abstract:
An example aircraft wing includes a skin, a composite shear tie, a stringer base charge overlaying the skin, and a stringer overlaying the stringer base charge. The composite shear tie includes a shear-tie web, a first shear-tie flange extending from a first side of the shear-tie web, a second shear-tie flange extending from a second side of the shear-tie web, and a first shear-tie tab extending from an end of the first side of the shear-tie web. The stringer includes a stringer web, a first stringer flange extending from a first side of the stringer web, and a second stringer flange extending from a second side of the stringer web. The first stringer flange is stitched to and integrated with the stringer base charge and the skin. Further, the first shear-tie flange is stitched to and integrated with the first stringer flange.