US 11,987,343 B2
Aircraft empennage with a horizontal stabilizer interfacing at the vertical stabilizer root
Francisco Javier Honorato Ruiz, Getafe (ES); and María Muruzabal Sopelana, Getafe (ES)
Assigned to Airbus Operations S.L.U., Getafe (ES)
Filed by Airbus Operations S.L.U., Getafe (ES)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/526,394.
Claims priority of application No. 21382102 (EP), filed on Feb. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0250735 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. B64C 1/26 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 5/02 (2006.01); B64C 5/10 (2006.01); B64C 5/16 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/24 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 1/26 (2013.01) [B64C 1/065 (2013.01); B64C 5/02 (2013.01); B64C 5/10 (2013.01); B64C 5/16 (2013.01); B64C 9/00 (2013.01); B64C 13/24 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0072 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0081 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft empennage, comprising:
a vertical tail plane,
a rear fuselage section comprising a skin and internal reinforcing members, the vertical tail plane being attached to the rear fuselage section,
a horizontal tail plane comprising two lateral torsion boxes,
wherein the horizontal tail plane further comprises:
a framework located between the two lateral torsion boxes and in connection with the two lateral torsion boxes, the framework comprising a front spar, a rear spar and two ribs extending between the front spar and the rear spar, each rib adjacent to a lateral torsion box, the framework enclosing a portion of the vertical tail plane along it-sthe spanwise direction of the vertical tail plane, and
an attachment assembly attaching the framework to the rear fuselage section, the attachment assembly crossing the skin and extending between the internal reinforcing members of the rear fuselage section and the framework.