Aircraft wing with wing tip device

摘要

An aircraft wing assembly including: a wing having a wing box structure with an upper wing cover and a lower wing cover, and a wing tip device attached to the outboard end of the wing, the wing tip device including an upper cover and a lower cover, wherein a gap between opposing edges of the wing tip device lower cover and the lower wing cover is at least 5 mm, a seal assembly aerodynamically seals the gap, wherein the seal assembly includes a bridging component on an interior side of the gap, and a seal which fills the gap and is supported by the bridging component.

主权项

1. An aircraft wing assembly, comprising:
a wing having a wing box structure including an upper wing cover and a lower wing cover; a wing tip device attached to the outboard end of the wing, wherein the wing tip device includes an upper cover and a lower cover; a gap of at least 5 mm between opposing edges of the lower cover of the wing tip device and the lower wing cover; a seal assembly configured to aerodynamically seal the gap, wherein the seal assembly includes a bridging component on an interior side of the gap and a seal, wherein the seal fills the gap and is supported by the bridging component; wherein the bridging component has a generally T-shaped profile and includes an upright flange abutting the edge of the wing tip device lower cover, an outboard flange abutting the interior surface of the wing tip device lower cover, and an inboard flange extending to contact the interior surface of the lower wing cover.