Airframe Attachments
Disclosed here are airframe component assemblies including example embodiments with a root connected to an aircraft fuselage, a free section with a connection portion with holes, a slidable attachment section formed to fit between the root and the free section, and an elastomeric retention device coupled to the root and the slidable attachment section, the elastomeric retention device configured to exert a force to pull the slidable attachment toward the root.
1 . A wing assembly, comprising:
a wing root connected to an aircraft fuselage, the wing root having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a protrusion forming a cut out space, the protrusion having at least two holes;
a free wing section with a bracket, the bracket formed to fit into the wing root cut out space, the free wing section bracket including at least two holes;
a slidable wing attachment section formed to fit between the wing root and the free wing section; and
an elastomeric retention device coupled to the wing root and the slidable wing attachment section, the elastomeric retention device configured to exert a force to pull the slidable wing attachment section toward the wing root.
2 . The wing assembly of claim 1 wherein the elastomeric retention device is a coiled tension spring.
3 . The wing assembly of claim 1 wherein the wing root includes a button protrusion and the free wing section includes a button cavity configured to mate with the button protrusion.
4 . The wing assembly of claim 1 wherein the slidable wing attachment section includes two rods formed to fit into the wing root holes and the free wing section bracket holes.
5 . The wing assembly of claim 1 wherein the elastomeric retention device is a hydraulic tension piston.
6 . The wing assembly of claim 1 wherein the force the elastomeric retention device is configured to pull the slidable wing attachment is toward the leading edge of the wing root.
7 . The wing assembly of claim 1 wherein the force the elastomeric retention device is configured to pull the slidable wing attachment is toward the trailing edge of the wing root.
8 . The wing assembly of claim 4 wherein the free wing section includes a bracket with a wedge, configured to force the slidable wing attachment section away from the wing root to engage the two rods into the free wing section bracket holes.
9 . An aircraft component connection assembly, comprising:
an aircraft fuselage;
at least one wing mounted to the aircraft fuselage,
wherein the at least one wing mounted to the aircraft fuselage includes,
a wing root component part and a detachable free wing section configured to connect to the wing root component by a slidable wing attachment section; and
a tail mounted to the aircraft fuselage.
10 . The aircraft component connection assembly of claim 9 wherein the wing root component part is connected to the slidable wing attachment section by an elastomeric device and at least one rod.
11 . The aircraft component connection assembly of claim 10 wherein the slidable wing attachment section at least one rod is configured to slide into at least one hole in the wing root component part.
12 . The aircraft component connection assembly of claim 11 wherein the detachable free wing section includes a bracket with at least one hole, and
wherein the slidable wing attachment section at least one rod is configured to slide in the detachable free wing section bracket at least one hole.
13 . The aircraft component connection assembly of claim 12 wherein the at least one wing includes a leading edge and a trailing edge, and
wherein the elastomeric device is configured to pull the slidable wing attachment section toward the leading edge of the wing root.
14 . The aircraft component connection assembly of claim 10 wherein the elastomeric device is a coiled tension spring.
15 . The aircraft component connection assembly of claim 10 wherein the slidable wing attachment section includes a cavity in which the elastomeric device is mounted.
16 . The aircraft component connection assembly of claim 12 wherein the number of rods in the slidable wing attachment section is two,
wherein the number of holes in the detachable free wing section bracket is two, and
wherein the number of holes in the wing root component part is two.
17 . The aircraft component connection assembly of claim 16 wherein the free wing section includes a wedge shaped bracket configured to engage the slidable wing attachment section to push the slidable wing attachment section away from the wing root component part to allow the two rods to slide in the two detachable free wing section bracket holes.
18 . An aircraft component connection assembly, comprising:
an aircraft fuselage with a tail, the fuselage mounted to a detachable wing,
wherein the detachable wing is detachably mounted to the aircraft fuselage by,
a slidable wing section attached to the wing by an elastomeric connector.
19 . The aircraft component connection assembly of claim 18 wherein the slidable wing section includes a rod and the detachable wing includes a hole to match the slidable wing section rod.
20 . The aircraft component connection assembly of claim 18 wherein the slidable wing section includes a cavity in which the elastomeric connector is mounted.