Patent ID: 8561943

Claim:
A method of creating an aircraft engine pylon, the method comprising the steps of: a) forming a top wall to include a mitered surface along each of two opposing edges; b) forming a bottom wall to include a mitered surface along each of two opposing edges; c) forming a left side wall to include a mitered surface along each of two opposing edges; d) forming a right side wall to include a mitered surface along each of two opposing edges; e) forming a splatter guard adjacent to the mitered surface along at least four edges of the top, bottom, left side, and right side walls; f) positioning the top, bottom, left side, and right side walls to be joined with one another such that the mitered surfaces of each wall are aligned with the mitered surfaces of the adjacent walls and the splatter guards are positioned in interior corners of the pylon; and g) joining the top, bottom, left side, and right side walls together such that no material is ejected into the interior of the pylon; and h) forming wing attachment features and engine attachment features on the pylon.