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 an 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; and a seal assembly configured to aerodynamically seal the gap, wherein the seal assembly includes a bridging portion extending across an interior side of the gap to bridge the gap, and a seal portion which projects from the bridging portion to fill the gap.