INLET NOSE COWL WITH UNINTERRUPTED AIRFLOW SURFACE

摘要

An aircraft component (200) and method of attaching an additional component (405) to an aircraft component are described. The aircraft component includes an exterior surface (305) exposed to external airflow during flight, an interior surface (310), and a locally thickened fastening portion (505) between the exterior and interior surfaces. An area of the interior surface on the locally thickened fastening portion is substantially parallel to an area of the exterior surface on the locally thickened fastening portion. The thickness of the aircraft engine housing component between the exterior surface and the interior surface is greater at the fastening portion than at an area surrounding the fastening portion. When the additional component is fastened to the substantially parallel area of the interior surface on the fastening portion with mechanical fasteners, the mechanical fasteners (410) do not penetrate the exterior surface.