Rib element and composite flange for aircraft

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2011-06-28

2011-06-28

Barefoot, Galen (Department: 3643)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft structure

C244S123100, C244S131000

Reexamination Certificate

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07967248

ABSTRACT:
A rib element for aircraft and a composite flange for use in aircraft. The rib element (24) and the composite flange (14), manufactured from a composite material, comprise at least two elongated flanges (15, 16, 26) interconnected with one another in a corner (17) provided with a rounded inner corner (18) and a rounded outer corner (19). The corner is reinforced by at least one reinforcing component (20) which covers at least a part of the inner corner.

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