A new or improved method of covering aircraft wings surfaces and bodies

摘要

481,058. Covering aircraft structures. SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER & BEDFORD), Ltd., and SHEPHERD, P. April 16, 1937, No. 10889. [Class 4] In aircraft wings or other aircraft bodies wherein the leading portion is covered with metal and the trailing portion is covered with fabric, the trailing edge of the leading portion a, Fig. 3, is joggled inwardly at a1 to form a flat a2 in which thread holes are formed, provided, if desired, with eyelets a5, and a clamping member b is provided having edges adapted to press against the flat a2, the clamping strip also having thread holes to correspond with those in flat a2, the leading edge of the fabric c covering the trailing part being lapped around the clamping member b and attached by stitching to both band a2. A strip of fabric d is clamped between b and a2, is bent forwardly during the stitching operation and is then turned back and secured by doping. The depression at the joint between metal and fabric may be filled with dope or other composition.