An aircraft wing comprising: a skin (106, 108, 202, 302, 504, 602, 802, 904); a rib connected to the skin (106, 108, 202, 302, 504, 602, 802, 904); and an assembly (200, 300, 600, 800) for connecting the rib to the skin, the assembly (200, 300, 600, 800) comprising: a composite shear tie (206, 306, 404, 416, 512, 606, 806, 902) having a shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910), a first shear-tie flange (218, 318, 408, 420, 516, 618, 818, 912) extending from a first side of the shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910), a second shear-tie flange (220, 320, 620, 820, 914) extending from a second side of the shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910), and a first shear-tie tab (222, 322, 412, 424) extending from an end of the first side of the shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910); a stringer base charge (308, 506, 608, 808) stitched to and integrated with the skin; and a stringer (110, 210, 310, 406, 418, 502, 610, 810) overlaying the stringer base charge (308, 506, 608, 808), the stringer (110, 210, 310, 406, 418, 502, 610, 810) comprising a stringer web (228, 414, 426), a first stringer flange (230, 330, 410, 422, 508, 630, 830) extending from a first side of the stringer web (228, 414, 426), and a second stringer flange extending from a second side of the stringer web (228, 414, 426), wherein the first shear-tie flange (218, 318, 408, 420, 516, 618, 818, 912) is stitched to and integrated with the first stringer flange (230, 330, 410, 422, 508, 630, 830), and wherein the composite shear tie (206, 306, 404, 416, 512, 606, 806, 902) is stitched to the skin using fillet stitching, wherein the fillet stitching encapsulates a fillet region formed at a junction between the shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910), the first shear-tie flange (218, 318, 408, 420, 516, 618, 818, 912), and the second shear-tie flange (220, 320, 620, 820, 914). a skin (106, 108, 202, 302, 504, 602, 802, 904); a rib connected to the skin (106, 108, 202, 302, 504, 602, 802, 904); and an assembly (200, 300, 600, 800) for connecting the rib to the skin, the assembly (200, 300, 600, 800) comprising: a composite shear tie (206, 306, 404, 416, 512, 606, 806, 902) having a shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910), a first shear-tie flange (218, 318, 408, 420, 516, 618, 818, 912) extending from a first side of the shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910), a second shear-tie flange (220, 320, 620, 820, 914) extending from a second side of the shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910), and a first shear-tie tab (222, 322, 412, 424) extending from an end of the first side of the shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910); a stringer base charge (308, 506, 608, 808) stitched to and integrated with the skin; and a stringer (110, 210, 310, 406, 418, 502, 610, 810) overlaying the stringer base charge (308, 506, 608, 808), the stringer (110, 210, 310, 406, 418, 502, 610, 810) comprising a stringer web (228, 414, 426), a first stringer flange (230, 330, 410, 422, 508, 630, 830) extending from a first side of the stringer web (228, 414, 426), and a second stringer flange extending from a second side of the stringer web (228, 414, 426), wherein the first shear-tie flange (218, 318, 408, 420, 516, 618, 818, 912) is stitched to and integrated with the first stringer flange (230, 330, 410, 422, 508, 630, 830), and wherein the composite shear tie (206, 306, 404, 416, 512, 606, 806, 902) is stitched to the skin using fillet stitching, wherein the fillet stitching encapsulates a fillet region formed at a junction between the shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910), the first shear-tie flange (218, 318, 408, 420, 516, 618, 818, 912), and the second shear-tie flange (220, 320, 620, 820, 914). a composite shear tie (206, 306, 404, 416, 512, 606, 806, 902) having a shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910), a first shear-tie flange (218, 318, 408, 420, 516, 618, 818, 912) extending from a first side of the shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910), a second shear-tie flange (220, 320, 620, 820, 914) extending from a second side of the shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910), and a first shear-tie tab (222, 322, 412, 424) extending from an end of the first side of the shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910); a stringer base charge (308, 506, 608, 808) stitched to and integrated with the skin; and a stringer (110, 210, 310, 406, 418, 502, 610, 810) overlaying the stringer base charge (308, 506, 608, 808), the stringer (110, 210, 310, 406, 418, 502, 610, 810) comprising a stringer web (228, 414, 426), a first stringer flange (230, 330, 410, 422, 508, 630, 830) extending from a first side of the stringer web (228, 414, 426), and a second stringer flange extending from a second side of the stringer web (228, 414, 426), wherein the first shear-tie flange (218, 318, 408, 420, 516, 618, 818, 912) is stitched to and integrated with the first stringer flange (230, 330, 410, 422, 508, 630, 830), and wherein the composite shear tie (206, 306, 404, 416, 512, 606, 806, 902) is stitched to the skin using fillet stitching, wherein the fillet stitching encapsulates a fillet region formed at a junction between the shear-tie web (216, 616, 816, 910), the first shear-tie flange (218, 318, 408, 420, 516, 618, 818, 912), and the second shear-tie flange (220, 320, 620, 820, 914).