A rib assembly for an aircraft wing comprising: a rib web having a top, a bottom, a forward edge, and an aft edge, the rib web comprised of a first laminate, a second laminate, and a honeycomb panel having an array of large cells disposed between the first laminate and the second laminate, each cell having a width of at least 1 cm; wherein the rib web comprises at least two apertures, each aperture configured to receive a fuel line; a plurality of skin flanges for fixedly attaching the top and bottom of the rib web to a skin of the wing, each skin flange has a base member having a first portion and a second portion and a vertical member extending from the base member; a first "Z" shaped joint member disposed on the forward edge of the rib web for fixedly attaching the forward edge of the rib web to a forward rib post; and a second "Z" shaped joint member disposed on the aft edge of the rib web for fixedly attaching the aft edge of the rib web to an aft rib post; wherein the first and second "Z" shaped joint member each comprise: a first flange extending laterally from a first side of the joint member and having an attachment surface that overlaps and is secured to a rib post (256, 258); and a second flange extending laterally from a second side of the joint member and having an attachment surface that overlaps and is secured to the second laminate wherein the plurality of skin flanges is attached to the top and the bottom of the rib web such that the vertical members are attached to the rib web; wherein each of the skin flanges further comprises a rounded portion with an opening in the vertical member, the opening corresponds to an aperture in the rib web configured to receive a fuel line, and the rib web and the opening in each of the plurality of skin flanges provides a width sufficient to prevent kinks in the fuel line. a rib web having a top, a bottom, a forward edge, and an aft edge, the rib web comprised of a first laminate, a second laminate, and a honeycomb panel having an array of large cells disposed between the first laminate and the second laminate, each cell having a width of at least 1 cm; wherein the rib web comprises at least two apertures, each aperture configured to receive a fuel line; a plurality of skin flanges for fixedly attaching the top and bottom of the rib web to a skin of the wing, each skin flange has a base member having a first portion and a second portion and a vertical member extending from the base member; a first "Z" shaped joint member disposed on the forward edge of the rib web for fixedly attaching the forward edge of the rib web to a forward rib post; and a second "Z" shaped joint member disposed on the aft edge of the rib web for fixedly attaching the aft edge of the rib web to an aft rib post; wherein the first and second "Z" shaped joint member each comprise: a first flange extending laterally from a first side of the joint member and having an attachment surface that overlaps and is secured to a rib post (256, 258); and a second flange extending laterally from a second side of the joint member and having an attachment surface that overlaps and is secured to the second laminate wherein the plurality of skin flanges is attached to the top and the bottom of the rib web such that the vertical members are attached to the rib web; wherein each of the skin flanges further comprises a rounded portion with an opening in the vertical member, the opening corresponds to an aperture in the rib web configured to receive a fuel line, and the rib web and the opening in each of the plurality of skin flanges provides a width sufficient to prevent kinks in the fuel line. a first flange extending laterally from a first side of the joint member and having an attachment surface that overlaps and is secured to a rib post (256, 258); and a second flange extending laterally from a second side of the joint member and having an attachment surface that overlaps and is secured to the second laminate wherein the plurality of skin flanges is attached to the top and the bottom of the rib web such that the vertical members are attached to the rib web; wherein each of the skin flanges further comprises a rounded portion with an opening in the vertical member, the opening corresponds to an aperture in the rib web configured to receive a fuel line, and the rib web and the opening in each of the plurality of skin flanges provides a width sufficient to prevent kinks in the fuel line.