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Grob (43) Pub. Date: Sep. 13, 2007
(54) AIRPLANE BODY AND METHOD FOR G0) Foreign Application Priority Data
MANUFACTURING IT
Feb, 7, 2006 (DB). 10-2006 008 755.4
Sep. 21, 2006 (DE). 10-2006 044 683.6
(75) aveotor: Burkhart Grob, Bad Worshofen
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Correspondence Address
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JACOBSON HOLMAN PLLC @ usa aawi9
400 SEVENTH STREET NW,
SUITE 600 6 ABSTRACT
WASHINGTON, DC 20004 (US)
The invention refers to an aigplane body in particular the
fiselage, the fuselage being manufactured from a synthetic
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fare connected atthe Verges and enclosed by binders. The
{vention refers also to a method for manufecturing such an
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AIRPLANE BODY AND METHOD FOR
“MANUFACTURING IT
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] ‘The invention refers to an airplane body, ia par-
ticular the fuselage, comprising at leat two pats, manufac-
‘ured preferably rom syuthetie material, wherein the parts
are joined to each other at their edges. The invention also
refers to a method for manufacturing suc an airplane body.
[0002] Airplanes manufactured from syathetic material
are already known, Here single parts of the airplane are
manufactured in parts, and they are, after that, joined by
alucing
[0003] Recently airplanes of ths type made from synthetic
material ae also usod for long distance lights which arc
carried out for economical reasons very high above which
requires that for pilot and passengers a pressure cabin is
provided. This pressure cabin must resis a pressure differ-
‘ence between the inside pressure and the considerably lower
‘outside pressure in a relatively large height,
SHORT ABSTRACT OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The invention is hased on the problem to stabilise
the aizplane, in particular the fuselage of the airplane, in
Particular in the region of the pressure cabin,
[0005] According to the invention this problem is solved
by providing the fuselage or the parts atleast partly with
reinforcement
[0006] According to the invention the problem is solved
by the fact that an airplane body, in particular a fuselage, is
suggested which consists of at least ro parts preferably
rmanofactured from synthetic material, wherein the pars are
joined to each other at their edges, andthe aigplane body or
the parts are provided atleast partly with «reinforcement
‘The reinforcement suggested according to the invention has
the effect to inerease the stability ofthe agplane body. I has
to be taken into consideration that the airplane for the air
trafic in lage heights is exposed to a pressure difference
between outside skin and inside of about 0.6 Bar. This higher
inside pressure blows up the airplane body, the reinforee-
ment reaches a sufficient stabilisation. By’ means of the
suggestion aecording tothe invention it willbe possible to
use airplane bodies according to the invention also for
planed which lyin heights above 3,000 meters. The field of
use of airplane bodies fom synthetic material, already
known for gliders or light motor planes, is widened consid-
‘erably by the suggestion according to the invention, and
eight is saved. For that airplanes designed according t the
invention have a larger range by the higher amount of fuel
‘on board
[0007] According to the invention iis provided here that,
the reinforcement runs angularly, in particular rectangularly,
to the edge, and in particular reaches over the edges of the
adjoining pars. The invention is here not restricted only to
the suitable stilfening ofthe part forming the anplane, but
stabilises and stiflens, respectively, also the link region st the
verges of two adjoining parts accordingly. Is cleverly tried
to achieve here that the reinforcemeat is, for example,
sided annularly around te airplane body and thus lads to
8 stilling,
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[0008] As a possibilty i i provided to sheathe the it-
plane body atleast in the region ofthe pressure cabin. Also
reinforcement fibers inserted in the material ofthe pats are
possible. However, the reinforcements reaching across the
verges can oaly he arenged with difficulties.
[0009] it has proofed to be in particular convenient 10
provide the pats of the airplane body oa its outside with a
casing so that by means of this easing the parts of the
sirplane body are kept together. In particular, acconing to a
fist embodiment, at least the pressure cabin is enclosed in
certain distances radially by binders which do not only hol
together the two parts ofthe airplane body at their veges but
also reinforce the other region of the airplane body. Despite
the high pressure in the pressure cabin the shape of the
pressure cabin remains the same essentially. For example,
the binders consist of fiber reinforced synthetic laminate
where, in particular, carbon fibers are usod as fibers, Also
glass fibers or syathetic fibers are very well suited for
reinforcing the laminate as they aro very light weight, the
same as carbon fibers, ad ean be strongly tension-loade.
[By introducing aluminium fibers into the binders around the
pressure cabin a so-called Faraday cage fom which pro-
teets the aigplane against lightning.
[0010] The binder consist of stripes about five to twenty
comtimeters wide with a thickness of about one to five
nilimeters. At least in the region of the joined verges ofthe
part binder sections are arranged which the adkitionally
hold together the glued seam. According to nother embodi-
‘ment the binders are put radially around the airplane body,
‘and are connected 10 each other at their ends. Thos an
annular design of the binders is created, For connecting
these end to one another in particular, epoxy resin is suited
as glue which has aleeady been used for laminating the two
paris of the airplane body. According to the invention itis
jonvenieat to use as glue for forming the binder the same
slue as it has boon used also in the manufacturing the part
tf the airplane body consisting of synthetic material. The
binders are not only at their ends connected t0 each other
but, by means of the epoxy resin, are also glued to the
sirplane body. The placing ofthe binders is thus stabilise.
“Thus slipping is impossible.
[0011] Besides these binders which surround the airplane
body radially called inthe following radial binders also
binders are provided at the airplane body which are arranged
teansversely to the longitudinal axis of the aiplane body.
‘These transverse binders are clamped, for example, around
the pressure ribs which close the pressure cabin at the front
‘anal back end, The ribs themselves are glued to the airplane
body, and, for reinforcing the glue verges; reach aeross the
transverse binders ofthe pressure ribs diagonally, are beat at
the verges of the pressure ribs, and run across a certain range
‘long the ouside wal ofthe pressure cabin. The ouside wall
js, according to another embodiment, formed by the parts the
tiplane body consists of. Therefore itis convenient to guide
the transverse binders covering the pressure ribs fom the
inside ofthe airplane body to the ouside; fr that purpose in
the wall of the airplane body recesses are provided. These
recesses are designed slotike the dimensions of which are
such that the binders can be easily guided through. At least
‘onthe outside ofthe wigplane body the binders ae glued with
the fuselage. However, also inthe region of the pressure ribs
a glue connection reinforces the lik botweon bindor and
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[0012] According to another embodiment the transverse
bindersean be guided aross the entre length ofthe pressure
cabin, and enclose the opposite pressure rib, wherein the
transverse binder as also the radial binder are glued together
at their ends, and thus encloses the pressure cabin com
pletely in longitudinal droction to the longitudinal sxis of
the airplane. Therefore the pressure cabin is surrounded by
skeletonlike arranged binders which enclose at least the
pressure cabin corset-lke. With little effort of material a
fame-like support for the pressure cabin is formed,
[0013] Just the radial binders run rectangularly to the
‘verge ofthe two half shells ofthe airplane body. Through the
rectangular arrangement of the binders to the verges the
parts of the airplane body are held together with minimal
‘expenditure of force.
[0014] ‘The radial binders are, aecording to an embodiment
‘of the invention, designed in one piece, that means they
‘consist of tape which is joined at its ends. The tansverse
binders reach in an embodiment over the pressure cabin only
partly in longitedinal direction, However, there is the pos-
sibility to arrange longitudinal binders (parallel to the lon-
itudinal axis ofthe aigplane) atthe ends of the transverse
binders which, for example, connoct the transverse binders
atthe back pressure rib withthe transverse binders of the
font pressure rib, Thus the transverse binders consist of
sections which are connected to each other.
[0015] It has tuned out to be especially convenient that
aieplane body and binder consist ofthe same material. In this
‘way a gluing of the binders with the aiplane body by
means of epoxy resin is absolutely posible. Besides the
radial binders and waveese binders which embrace the
pressure cabin furthermore Jongtinal binders are pro-
‘ded atte airplne body which extend, for example, fom
the nose of the azplane body to the region ofthe tiplano
In this way aot only the region of the pressre cabin is
reinforced but aso. the complete sigplane body. It has
proofed tw be particularly efcent also to connest the
Aiflecnt binders, aia ongitinal andor transverse bind
‘ers, at points whore they eross each oter. At these points
Several layers af binders are placed one upon the othee
According to another embodiment of the invention itis
provided to azange not oaly one layer of binder atthe
‘ieplane body but, pethaps, two or the layers one upon the
‘tbe so that an even beter reinforcement of the airplane
body hecomes posible. The binder may also be guided
slong the verge of the two pats ofthe silanes whercin
these binders are embraced additionally by radial binders. In
‘nother embodiment of the invention itis provided that, far
‘example, longitudinal binders ae party’ divided longitudi-
nally, that means a part ofthe longi binder extends
from the front tip of the aplane body to its end, and the
‘other part of the langitinal binder encircles the airplane
body inthe region ofthe pressure cabin. Along the longi-
tudiaal axis of the pressure cabin tus the two parts ofthe
longitudinal binder are supported by the ouside of the
sigplane body, wherein at the end of the pressure cabin apart
ofthe login binder is introduced i the interior of
the airplane, and, if nevessary, s guided out agin on the
‘opposite side.
[0016] According to the invention the skeletal structure of
the reinforcement is arranged on te outside ofthe pressure
‘cabin or parly om the outside of the sigplane body, ad is
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supported on the surfice ofthe airplane body. By means of
the thickness ofthe binders in the range of about one to five
nillimeters between the edges ofthe binders and the surface
ofthe aigplane body a shoulders formed which is smoothed
in order to keep the flow resistance lows
[0017] According to ancther advantageous modification of |
the inveation on the exterior surface of the airplane body
indentations are provided the width and depth of which
correspond roughly withthe dimensions of the binder. Thus
the binders do not project beyond the surface of the airplane
body. The gap forming between the edges of the binders and
the edge of the indentation is also smoothed. Also the
recesses which are provided for threading, for example, the
transverse binders fromthe inside of the airplane body tothe
outside are closed with kiting filler
[0018] Thearrangement ofthe binders atthe airplane body
Js such that openings like doors, windows and the like are
‘ranged inthe region between the diffrent binders. As the
upper verge of the door is arranged asa rule, higher than the
upper verge of the windows itis, however, also possible to
favange the longitudinal binders ia different planes, that
means in the region ofthe opening of the door the longitu
inal binder is guided above the upper verge ofthe door, and
in the region ofthe windows, for example, a bit lower. In
order to reinforce, for example, the fastening point forthe
wings, alo two radial binders enclosing one window are
lead together inthe region ofthe wings. Inthe upper region
of the airplane body the two radial binders are arranged
spaced, and in the lower region these two radial binders are
close to each other. The optimal embodiment o this skeletal
reinforcement is two binders which cross each other at a
right angle. Because of the shape of the airplane body,
however, other arrangements of the binders are necessary
hich take the shape of the airplane body into consideration,
[0019] Besides the design of the airplane body, with the
invention also the method for manulacturing the airplane
body is claimed, The mannfacturing ofan aigplane body of
this type fiom at least two, in particular symtbetic, pais
comprises, ist of all, the step to produce the single parts of
the aigplane body, This is done, for example, in the lami-
nating process, in particular, in a hand laminating process
where fleeces saturated with epoxy resin are glued one upon
the other in a mould. After hardening of these pats of the
sirplane body they ae assembled and glued together at their
verges (these are, for example, anges). At least at the
connection regions of both pans together the verges are
covered by reinforcements. The reinforcements consist cou-
veniently of binders which are also glued 10 the airplane
body, Binder and aieplane body consist advantageously of
the same material so that for glocing of binder and airplane
body also epoxy resin may be used. It has turned out to be
convenient to wrap the combined parts ofthe airplane body
with binders, for that purpose radial, transverse andlor
longitudinal binders are used, These binders form a skeleton
Which reinforees the outside of the airplane body, in par-
ticular the pressure cabin, These binders may be on top of
the surface of the airplane body, of they are inserted in
indentations in the surface of the airplane. The shoulders
which occur between the edges of the binders and the
surface of the airplane body of the edge of the indentation
are smoothed after that so that no dents remain on the
surface ote aigplane body. The recesses for guiding out theUS 2007/0210211 Al
transverse binders from the interior ofthe aigplane body’ 0
the outside are also smoothes.
[0020] In this connection it isin particular poiated out that,
all features and characterities but also methods described
‘with reference 10 the aigplane body accordingly may be
transferred also with reference to the formulation of the
method according to the invention, and ean be used in the
sense ofthe invention, and are seen also as disclosed. The
same goes vice vers, that means all constructive that means
device, characteristics mentioned only with refereace tothe
‘method may also be taken into consideration, in the frame of
the elaims ofthe aiplane, and be claimed, and also count as
part ofthe invention and disclosure
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT
VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
{0021} Inthe following the invention is described in detail,
by means of a drawing. lathe drawing:
[0022] FIG. 1 cutout of anaigplane body aeconling tothe
invention in a side views
[0023] FIG. 22 thee-dimensional view of the binders as
they surround the fuselage, according to the invention;
[0024] FIG. 3a view of arb of an airplane body, accord
ing to the invention, ane
[0025] FIG. 4 a three-dimensional view of an aieplane
body, according to the invention, with the side part removed,
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS.
[0026] ‘The fuselage 2 of an airplane 1 showin in the figures
‘comprises two pre-fabricated, synthetic half shells 21 the
‘connection plane of which is orientated vertically along the
longitudinal axis of the airplane 1. Thus the fuselage 2
‘consists of right and a left half shell 21 as te parts from
which the fuselage 2 is manufactured, According t0 this
‘embodiment the balf shells 21 are stectured in. multiple
layers, and are laminated ina mould. After finishing the 0
half shells 21, they are connected to each other by glucing.
[0027] Forreinforcng the fuselage 2 ribs 3 are provide at
the fuselage 2. In particular the presse cabin 4 is closed at
its front and back end by pressure ribs (3a, 30), The pressure
‘cabin 4 js a self-contained space. It is not necessary to
provide the entre interior of the fisolage 2 with pressure
According to the invention, in particular with a synthetic
fiselage 2, inthe region of the pressure cabin 4a reinforee-
rent § is provided so that the fuselage 2of the airplane Lin
the region ofthe pressure cabin 4 i aot destroyed because
of the pressure difference between interior and exterior
pressure This einforcement § consists oF binders 6,8 which
‘encircle, in the embodiment according to FIG. 1, the fuse-
lage 2 in transverse direction tothe longitudinal ais of the
sirplane or to the airplane body. These binders 6 are called
in the following radial binders 6. At he end of the pressure
cabin 4 the pressure sb 3% is reinforced by transverse
binders 8 which are guided from the interior of the fuselage
2 through recesses 9 to the outside of the fuselage 2. The
binders 6, 8 are glued tothe fuselage 2,
[0028] Advantageously these binders 6, 8 consist of car-
bom fiber reinforced synthetic laminate. This synthetic lami-
nate ean be loaded very strongly with tensioa, and the
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binders 6, 8 enclosing thus the fuselage 2 keep the pressure
cabin 4 together. The wall of the fuselage 2 is reinforced by
these inders 6. Carboa fiber reinforced synthetic materials
are essentially lighter compared with metal. In particular
lowering the weight ig decisive in sigplane engineering
Conveniently the material of the binders 6,8 isthe same as
the material ofthe fuselage 2
[0029] In FIG. 1 it can be seen that the binders 6, 8 are
‘aranged oaly in the region ofthe fuselage 2 whicl do not
carry openings | for example for coors 7a and windows 7b
Inthe optimal embodiment the binders 6 wrap the fuselage
2 in a plane B. This is the shortest distance to enclose the
fselage and the mechanically most stable one.
[0030] As it can be soca, the binders 6 and 6b are also
‘amanged in such a way tha they encircle the fuselage 2 in
ferent planes F/1,£/2. ln the upper region the binders 62,
{6b ace spaced, and inthe bottom region the two binders 6a,
66 are close together, for example in oder to reinforce the
fastening point fr the wing, Between the binders 60, 6b the
opening 7h for a window is provided which is enclosed
parly by the binders 64, 6b
[0031] At the end of the pressure cabin 4 at the back rib 35
the binders 8 are orientated in such a way that they embrace
the rib 3b essentially horizontally or vertically. The ends of
the binders 8 are bent and reach over the fuselage 2 at least
parly in longitudinal direction.
[0032] _As the binders 6, 8 are arranged on the ouside of
the fuselage 2 these binders 8 are guided inthe region of the
ribs 36 10 the outside from the interior of the fuselage 2
through pre-fabricated recesses 9. After finishing the ait-
plane these recesses 9 are covered. Alternatively, these
binders 8 may also be connected with longitudinal binders
favanged atthe inside at the fusolage 2
[0033] The width of the binders 6, 8 is dimensioned in
sueh a way thatthe binders 6, 8 can be arranged in the
interval between the openings 7, for example the windows
‘Thand the doors Ta. The maximum width thus coresponds
with the minimum distance between two openings 7.
[0034] However, it has turned out to be convenient to
produce binders 6, 8 with a width of about 5 em to 20cm,
preferably 10 em. These binders 6,8 reinforce the pressure
cabin 4 sulicietly.
[0035] In an embodiment te binders 6,8 are glued to the
surface ofthe aigplane fuselage 2, wherein as glue conve-
niently a synthetic resi, for example epoxy resin, is used,
[0036] According to another advantageous embodiment in
the fiselage 2 indentations are provided for holding the
binders 6 8. In this way the binders 6,8 are guided om the
faselage, and do not project beyond the surface of the
faselage 2. The shoulder or gap remsining between the edge
ofthe binders 6,8 i, after that, smoothed so thatthe surface
of the siplane 1 is smooth,
[0037] The thickness of the binders 6, 8 is ia @ range
berwoen 1 to 5mm, However, it has tumod out 10 be
convenient to design the binders 6, 8 with a thickness of 2
‘am, This leads to a sulicent stability ofthe pressure cabin
4, The dept of the indentation is advantageously adapted to
the thickness ofthe binders 6, 8
[0038] The binders 6, 8 are conveniently built from the
Same material af the parts of the aigplane body 2. TheseUS 2007/0210211 Al
‘consist for example, of a synthetic fiber composite structure
Where, for example, a multilayer lece fom carbon, glass oF
sramide fibers i saturated with epoxy resin, Aluminiuas
threads integrated in the binders 6, 8 offer lightning
protection.
[0039] In FIG. 1 another arrangement of binders is shown,
According to this example besides the radial and transverse
binders 6,8 also longitudinal binders 104 and 105,12 0 14
‘re provided which are arranged parallel to the longitudinal
‘axis, The longitudinal binders 10a extend, for example, fom,
the back region ofthe pressure cabin not shown) essentially
parle tothe longitudiaal axis to the font pressure rib (not
showin) of the pressure cabin
[0040] The binders 12 and 13 project over the froat
pressure rib 3a, and reinforce atthe same time the nose of
the airplane
[0041] The back ends ofthe longitudinal binders may be
‘lampod over the back rib 3h, or they run further on the
surface of the fuselage 2 to the back region of the siplane
1, The longitudinal binder 14 isin the back region of the
fuselage attaches abit lower than in the front region. This
arrangement is, for example, caused by the arangement of
the door a which is provided in the region between the two
binders 6a, 6b. In the region between the two transverse
binders 6a, 6 the longitudinal binder 14 runs above the
‘opening (a0t showin) ofthe door Ta, while the window 7b is,
arranged, for example, a bit lower so thatthe longitudinal
binder 14 in the region ofthe transverse binders 6c, 6d may
be armanged a bit lower. The longitudinal binders embrace
here, according to the invention, the airplane body 2 con-
sisting of two pars as well as only one part of the seplane
body. In this modification an improvement of stability is
reached,
[0042] As described the ongitedinal bindors are designed
suitably extended tothe front and back so that, for example,
in the region of the pressure cabin a separation of the
longitudinal binder is the result in such a way that a part of
the binder is extended to the back orto the front, andthe
‘other part wraps the pressure cabin 4. Such an embodiment
is possible without any problems by the design of the binder
in the deserbed laminate structure.
[0043] _FIG. 3 shows one ofthe pressure ribs, for example
the back rib 3, in @ top view, the longitudinal binders
reaching over the rib diagonally. The longitudinal binders
17, 18and 19 are arranged to one another in such a way that
they form an angle with each other in the region of the rib
‘3b. The openings, elevations or indentations 20 shown in
FIG. 3 are not covered by the binders 17, 18 and 19,
[0044] After finishing the aieplane body 2 the synthetic
body is hacened a about 80° C, By means ofthe invention
thus a stable constuction is manufactured in order tobe also
able to mannfacture airplanes 1 with pressure cabins 4 made
fiom synthetic material inthe hand laminating method (not
in the autoclave),
0045] In FIG. 4 the airplane sevording tothe invention is
shown in apart view. This airplane body 2 consists of «half
shell 21 of laminated synthetic layers in this half shell 21,
for example, the windows 7b already ae already left open,
‘and te transverse binders 6 extend around te airplane body
2 between the windows 7. The flor plane 2 ofthe finished
fuselage is already provided in the half shel 24. Furermore
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in the aisplane body 2 ribs 3 can be saea which stabilise the
airplane body 2. These ribs 3 are provided over the entre
region ofthe airplane body 2, and extend to the tailplane of
the aigplane 1. In particular the region where the pilot and the
passengers are is closed at both ends with the pressure ibs
3o, 3, and forms together with a part of the airplane body
2 the pressure cabin 4. Longitudinal ribs are not shown in
this figure, they can only be soen in the region ofthe ribs 3a
‘and 34, however, they extend, as shown in FIG. 2, parallel
‘o the longitudinal ais ofthe aieplane.
[0046] The invention is described in particular in eonnee=
tion with the design of an airplane body in synthetic con-
struction (fiber reinforced synthetic composite with epoxy
resin), However, the invention is not restricted to that, The
result aocording to the invention may aso be reached in the
same way with aigplane bodies which consist of another
material (for example metal, ight metal and so on), oF
composite materials (for example different materials of the
part and the reinforcement),
[0047] Although the inveation nas been deseribed by exact
‘examples which are illustrated inthe most extensive detail,
itis pointed out that this serves only for illustration, and that
the invention is not necessarily limited t it because alter-
native embodiments and methods become clear for experts
in view of the disclosure, Accordingly changes can be
considered which ean be made without departing from the
conteats of the described invention,
1. An airplane body, in paricular fuselage, comprising at
least two parts manufactured preferably from synthetic
‘material wherein the pars are joined to each other at their
verges and the airplane body or the pars isfare provided at
least partially with a reinforeement
2, The sirplane body according fo claim 1, characterised
{in thatthe reinforcement (5) s formed by at least one binder
‘which encircles the aigplane body, the binder being orien-
‘ated radially, longitudinally andor transversely to the lon
aitudinal axis ofthe aigplane body),
3. The siplane body according to claim 1, characterised
jin thatthe reinforcement runs angularly, in particular rect-
‘angularly, to the verge, and, in particular, reaches over the
edges of the adjoining pars.
4, The airplane body acoording to claim 1, characterised
in thatthe binder consists of parts or is designed continu-
ously or in one pivoe
5. The sirplane body according to claim 1, characterised
in that the seplane body’ consists of two pre-fabricated hal
shells
6. The sirplane body according to claim 1, characterised
in that the sieplane body’ consists of two pre-fabricated half
shells and the connection plane ofthe half shells is ananged
verically along the longitudinal axis of the airplane body
7. The aiplane body according to claim 1, characterized
in tha the sieplane body’ consists of two pre-fabricated half
shells and the half sells have a multilayer structure,
8, The airplane body acoording to claim 1, characterised
in thatthe airplane body consists of two pre-fabricated hal
shells an the half shells are manufactured by laminating, in
particular laminating in 2 mould
9. The airplane body according to claim 1, characterized
in that in the aigplane body a pressure cabin is provided
which is closed atleast at one end by a part designod as
pressure rb,US 2007/0210211 Al
10. The airplane body acconling to claim 1, characterized
in that inthe airplane body a pressure cabin is provide and
the reinforcement is provided in particular inthe region of
the pressure cabin
1. The splane body aeconling to lain 1, charatersed
in that the reinforcement is formed by a binder, and the
binder consists of a fiber reinforced, in particular carbon
fiber reinforced, synthetic laminate.
12. The airplane body acconting to claim 1, characterized
in that airplane body and the reinforcement designed as
binder consists of the same material
13. The airplane body according o claim 1, characterised
in that the reinforcement is formed by a binder, and the
radially sunning binder is arranged between openings like
‘doors of windows ofthe aiplane bods.
14. The airplane body according to claim 1, charatersed
in that the reinforcement, in particular the binder, runs at
least partly in several planes which form different angles
‘withthe longitudinal axis ofthe ieplane body
18. The airplane body according to claim 1, characterised
in that the reinforcement, in particular several binders is
‘arranged in several planes in the region ofthe verges ofthe
‘adjoining pars
16. The airplane body according o claim 1, characterised
in tha the reinforcement is formed by’ binder, and at least
two binders ae arranged on one part one above the other,
‘ang are connected with each other
17. The airplane body according to claim 1, characterised
in that te reinforcement, in particular the binder, is arranged
‘on the outside of the aigplane body
18. The airplane body acconding to claim I, characterized
in that in the aigplane body recesses are provided.
19. The airplane body acconting to claim 1, characterized
in thatthe reinforcement as binder i introduced entirely or
parly’atthe ends of the pressure cabin inthe airplane body.
20. The airplane body according to claim 1, characterized
in thatthe reinforcement is designed a binder, and the
radially, longitudinally anor transversely running binders
‘are connected with each other.
21. The airplane body according to claim 1, characterised
in that the reinforcement is designed as binder, and the width
‘of the binders is about Sto 20cm, preferably 10cm, andthe
thickness ofthe binders is about | to Sm, preferably 2 mm.
22. The airplane body according to claim 1, characterized
in that the reinforcement is designed as binder, and the
binder is connected, in particular glued, with the parts of the
sigplane body
23. The aigplane hody according to claim I, charseterised
in that the reinforcement is designed as binder, and as glue
for connecting the binder with the part the give of the
synthetic laminate is used
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24. The sgplane body according to claim 1, characterised
in thatthe reinforcement is designed as binder, and as glue
for connecting the binder with the part the glue of the
symhetic laminate is used, and as glue epoxy resin is
provided,
28, The sigplane body according to claim 1, characterised
in thatthe binder i arranged in an indentation provided in
the part of the airplane body.
26. The agplane body according to claim 1, characterised
in that the reinforcement is designed as binder, and a
shoulder or gap forming between the edge ofthe binder and
the part i filed with knifing filler
27. The sgplane body aovoring to claim 1, characterised
in that the reinforcement is designed as binder, and a least
‘one binder encloses the pressure cabin completely,
28, The sgplane body aovoing to claim 1, characterised
in that the reinforcement is designed as binder, and the
longitudial binders ate divided,
29, The sigplane body aevording to claim 1, characterised
in thatthe reinforcemeat is designed as binder, and «part of
the longitudinal binder is guided into the airplane body,
eneloses the end ofthe pressure cabin or the pressure rib, an
the other partis guided further onthe surface ofthe airplane
body.
30. A method for manufacturing an airplane body, in
particular a fuselage, consisting of at least two parts, chae-
acterised by the sequence of the following step:
‘Manufacturing the parts of the airplane hody
Combining the parts
Connecting the parts at thei verges
Covering the connection region ofthe verges of adjoining,
‘combined parts by reinforcements
or charactrisod by wrapping the combined pats with
Binders, the binders being orientated radially, tans-
‘ersey andor longiteinally othe longitudinal axis of
the airplane body.
31. The method according to clsim 30, characterised in
thatthe reinforcement or the binder is connected withthe
parts ofthe sepia body by alicing
32. The method according to clsim 30, characterised in
that radially, tansversely andlor fngitdinally runing
binders are connected with each eee
33. The method soconling to claim 30, characterised by
smoothing dens on the sueice ofthe airplane body pro-
Vides with binders