An aircraft wing 2 comprises a load transfer apparatus arranged to transfer transverse shear loads from a first component such as a wing skin 3a to a second, adjacent component such as a wing skin 4a. The apparatus comprises a master interlock, and a plurality of slave interlocks. Each master interlock comprises a master male member 7 received in a master female member 11 to form the master interlock. Each of the plurality of slave interlocks comprises a slave male member 9 received in a corresponding female member 13 to form the slave interlocks. The master male 7 and female members 11 are sufficiently stiff that the master male member 7 and the master female member are fixed 11, whereas the slave male and/or female members 9, 13 are less stiff than the master male 7 and female members 11 such that the slave male and/or female members 9, 13 are able to tolerate some movement, in the transverse direction.


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    Title :

    Load transfer apparatus for transferring loads in an aircraft structure


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    Publication date :

    2016-09-21


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F16B DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES , Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen oder Sichern von Konstruktionselementen oder Maschinenteilen, z.B. Nägel, Bolzen, Schrauben, Sprengringe, Klemmen, Klammern oder Keile / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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