| 摘要 |
According to one aspect, the present invention relates to a method 200 of manufacturing at least one non-uniform thickness composite spar component 152. The method comprises braiding 202 a plurality of fibres 126 over a non-cylindrical mandrel 140 to form a variable thickness shaped fibre preform 150, flattening the shaped fibre preform 150 and cutting the flattened shaped fibre preform 150 to obtain the at least one non-uniform thickness composite spar component 152. Spars 152 made according to various embodiments of the present invention are faster and less expensive to manufacture than conventional composite spar components. |
