A wing joint comprising: a T-chord having an inboard portion, an outboard portion, and a vertical portion; a splice plate having an inboard portion and an outboard portion; an inboard wing skin; an outboard wing skin; at least one inboard stringer connected to the inboard wing skin to form an inboard wing panel assembly, wherein the inboard stringer comprises a base flange, at least one web, and at least one noodle, the inboard stringer being trimmed to expose the at least one noodle, wherein a portion of the inboard wing panel assembly is positioned between the inboard portion of the T-chord and the inboard portion of the splice plate, wherein the portion of inboard wing panel assembly comprises a portion of the inboard wing skin, a portion of the base flange of the inboard stringer, and the at least one exposed noodle of the inboard stringer; a first plurality of fasteners connecting the inboard portion of the T-chord with the inboard portion of the splice plate to secure the inboard wing panel assembly to the T-chord and the splice plate; at least one outboard stringer connected to the outboard wing skin to form an outboard wing panel assembly, wherein the outboard stringer comprises a base flange, at least one web, and at least one noodle, the outboard stringer being trimmed to expose the at least one noodle, wherein a portion of the outboard wing panel assembly is positioned between the outboard portion of the T-chord and the outboard portion of the splice plate, wherein the portion of the outboard wing panel assembly comprises a portion of the outboard wing skin, a portion of the base flange of the outboard stringer, and the at least one exposed noodle of the outboard stringer; and a second plurality of fasteners connecting the outboard portion of the T-chord with the outboard portion of the splice plate to secure the outboard wing panel assembly to the T-chord and the splice plate; wherein the T-chord further comprises a first groove in the inboard portion to accommodate the at least one exposed noodle of the inboard stringer and a second groove in the outboard portion to accommodate the at least one exposed noodle of the outboard stringer. a T-chord having an inboard portion, an outboard portion, and a vertical portion; a splice plate having an inboard portion and an outboard portion; an inboard wing skin; an outboard wing skin; at least one inboard stringer connected to the inboard wing skin to form an inboard wing panel assembly, wherein the inboard stringer comprises a base flange, at least one web, and at least one noodle, the inboard stringer being trimmed to expose the at least one noodle, wherein a portion of the inboard wing panel assembly is positioned between the inboard portion of the T-chord and the inboard portion of the splice plate, wherein the portion of inboard wing panel assembly comprises a portion of the inboard wing skin, a portion of the base flange of the inboard stringer, and the at least one exposed noodle of the inboard stringer; a first plurality of fasteners connecting the inboard portion of the T-chord with the inboard portion of the splice plate to secure the inboard wing panel assembly to the T-chord and the splice plate; at least one outboard stringer connected to the outboard wing skin to form an outboard wing panel assembly, wherein the outboard stringer comprises a base flange, at least one web, and at least one noodle, the outboard stringer being trimmed to expose the at least one noodle, wherein a portion of the outboard wing panel assembly is positioned between the outboard portion of the T-chord and the outboard portion of the splice plate, wherein the portion of the outboard wing panel assembly comprises a portion of the outboard wing skin, a portion of the base flange of the outboard stringer, and the at least one exposed noodle of the outboard stringer; and a second plurality of fasteners connecting the outboard portion of the T-chord with the outboard portion of the splice plate to secure the outboard wing panel assembly to the T-chord and the splice plate; wherein the T-chord further comprises a first groove in the inboard portion to accommodate the at least one exposed noodle of the inboard stringer and a second groove in the outboard portion to accommodate the at least one exposed noodle of the outboard stringer.