摘要 |
<p>The present application relates to a process for connecting two aircraft fuselage segments (10a, 10b) and a reinforcing profile (14) arranged in the joint region (11) of the two aircraft fuselage segments (10a, 10b) by friction stir welding using a rotating tool (18), where in that a cover plate (20) is brought onto the aircraft fuselage segments (10a, 10b) to be connected above the joint regions (11) and after the friction stir welding the remainder of the cover plate (20) is milled off. This makes it possible to overcome significantly greater gap tolerances in the edges to be connected so that the dimension tolerance requirements for the aircraft fuselage segments (10a, 10b) can be reduced. Furthermore, a smooth surface can be achieved in the welding region.</p> |