Title:
METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT, PARTS AND A FAMILY OF COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005002961
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to systems and methods for manufacturing composite parts for aircraft. In one innovative aspect, a system and method for adjusting a location of a center of gravity of an aircraft relative to a center of lift of a wing of the aircraft is disclosed, wherein a modular spar tunnel mold (10) is provided and configured to be detachably fixed at a plurality of selected locations (22) within a main mold (20) for a fuselage portion of the aircraft. In another innovative aspect, a movable detail or mold (60) is used for manufacturing complex composite parts for an aircraft. In yet another innovative aspect, a movable detail (40) is used to fabricate a common feature for a plurality of different parts for one or more aircraft.
Inventors:
WILDING JOSEPH RAY (US)
OLCOTT DENNIS D (US)
OLCOTT DENNIS D (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/011516
Publication Date:
July 28, 2005
Filing Date:
April 15, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ADAM AIRCRAFT IND INC (US)
WILDING JOSEPH RAY (US)
OLCOTT DENNIS D (US)
WILDING JOSEPH RAY (US)
OLCOTT DENNIS D (US)
International Classes:
B64C1/06; B64C1/26; B64F5/00; (IPC1-7): B64F5/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1986003172A1 | 1986-06-05 |
Foreign References:
| US4741497A | 1988-05-03 | |||
| US20020096598A1 | 2002-07-25 | |||
| US20020018876A1 | 2002-02-14 |
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