Patent ID: 8894013

Claim:
An aircraft assembly comprising: a first aircraft component and a second aircraft component, at least one of the aircraft components being composed of a fibre-reinforced composite material; and a connecting device connecting the first aircraft component to the second aircraft component, the connecting device comprising: a first section including a carrier element connected to the first aircraft component and having a first surface facing the first aircraft component and a second surface facing away from the first aircraft component, and a plurality of hook and loop elements extending from the second surface of the carrier element; and a second section including a carrier element connected to the second aircraft component and having a first surface facing the second aircraft component and a second surface facing away from the second aircraft component, and a plurality of hook and loop elements extending from the second surface of the carrier element, the hook and loop elements of the first and the second section of the connecting device cooperating to produce a hook and loop connection between the first and the second aircraft component, wherein at least one of the carrier element of the first section of the connecting device and the carrier element of the second section of the connecting device comprises a woven fabric or a laid scrim of reinforcing fibres and is integrated into the aircraft component material of the aircraft component to which the at least one carrier element is connected.