METHOD OF JOINING PANELS FOR AN AIRFRAME

摘要

A method of joining two panels of an airframe or fuselage structure of an aircraft or spacecraft, including: preparing an edge region of a first panel to form a first joining surface; preparing an edge region of a second panel to form a second joining surface; aligning the panels with one another such that the joining surfaces abut or interface one another forming a joint area; and joining the panels at the joining surfaces in the joint area. In an embodiment, the preparing steps include machining, and cutting, the edge regions of the first and second panels in a single operation to form the first and second joining surfaces substantially simultaneously. In another embodiment, the first and second joining surfaces are substantially planar and extend at an oblique angle with respect to a primary plane or surface of the respective first and second panels.

主权项

1. A method of joining two panels of an airframe or fuselage structure of an aircraft or spacecraft, the method comprising:
preparing an edge region of a first panel to form a first joining surface; preparing an edge region of a second panel to form a second joining surface; aligning the first and second panels with one another such that the first and second joining surfaces abut and/or interface with one another to form a joint area; and joining the first and second panels at the joining surfaces in the joint area; wherein the preparing steps comprise machining, and cutting, the edge regions of the first and second panels in a single operation to form the first and second joining surfaces substantially simultaneously.