A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT TO COVER A LONG HOLE ON AN AERODYNAMIC SURFACE OF AN AIRCRAFT.

摘要

A structural covering element (1), adapted to close an elongated hole (2) disposed on an aerodynamic surface (3) of an aircraft, characterized in that it consists of a laminar-shaped body comprising: - a fixing part (11) arranged along an edge of the laminar-shaped body, said fixing part being adapted to be fixed along one (2a) of the longitudinal edges of the elongated hole; - a sliding part (13) arranged along the edge of the body of a laminar form opposite to that of the fixing part, said sliding part having a wedge-shaped profile and being adapted to press, in a sliding way, on the other longitudinal edge (2b) of the elongated hole; and - a connecting part (14), which connects the sliding part with the fixing part, the thickness of said connecting part being of such a size that it allows, during use, a controlled elastic fold of the structural covering element; said structural element having a smooth surface (12) on the side intended to face in the opposite direction to the elongated hole, characterized in that the structural covering element, made of metallic material, has a profile of such size that it gradually decreases in the transition from the fixing part to the connection part, and from the sliding part to the connection part.