US 11,932,398 B2
Horizontal stabilizer assembly for an aircraft
Joseph H. Campana, Mill Creek, WA (US); Kevin P. Ryder, Kirkland, WA (US); William H. Pearson, Redmond, WA (US); and James R. Harrison, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on May 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/306,015.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/069,186, filed on Aug. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0055735 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B64C 5/02 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01)
CPC B64C 5/02 (2013.01) [B64F 5/10 (2017.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A horizontal stabilizer assembly, comprising:
a stabilizer connector assembly having a center multi-spar box including a front spar, a rear spar, at least one mid spar positioned between and spaced apart from the front spar and the rear spar;
a first horizontal stabilizer having a first multi-spar box connected to a first side of the center multi-spar box with a plurality of first lug and clevis connections;
a second horizontal stabilizer having a second multi-spar box connected to a second side of the center multi-spar box, opposite the first side, with a plurality of second lug and clevis connections; and
wherein each of the front spar, the rear spar, and the at least one mid spar of the center multi-spar box extend between the first lug and clevis connections and the second lug and clevis connections;
wherein the at least one mid spar of the center multi-spar box aligns with a respective one of the first lug and clevis connections and a respective one of the second lug and clevis connections.