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    The document discusses the design and purpose of wing ribs. Wing ribs are internal structural supports that maintain the aerodynamic shape of the wing. They extend from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the aircraft wing. Wing ribs are commonly constructed of aluminum due to its light weight and strength properties. Forces that act on wing ribs during flight include aerodynamic loads, landing gear and engine support forces, and gravitational and inertia forces. Wing ribs are a crucial component that transfer these loads throughout the wing structure.

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    The document discusses the design and purpose of wing ribs. Wing ribs are internal structural supports that maintain the aerodynamic shape of the wing. They extend from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the aircraft wing. Wing ribs are commonly constructed of aluminum due to its light weight and strength properties. Forces that act on wing ribs during flight include aerodynamic loads, landing gear and engine support forces, and gravitational and inertia forces. Wing ribs are a crucial component that transfer these loads throughout the wing structure.

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    The document discusses the design and purpose of wing ribs. Wing ribs are internal structural supports that maintain the aerodynamic shape of the wing. They extend from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the aircraft wing. Wing ribs are commonly constructed of aluminum due to its light weight and strength properties. Forces that act on wing ribs during flight include aerodynamic loads, landing gear and engine support forces, and gravitational and inertia forces. Wing ribs are a crucial component that transfer these loads throughout the wing structure.

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    The document discusses the design and purpose of wing ribs. Wing ribs are internal structural supports that maintain the aerodynamic shape of the wing. They extend from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the aircraft wing. Wing ribs are commonly constructed of aluminum due to its light weight and strength properties. Forces that act on wing ribs during flight include aerodynamic loads, landing gear and engine support forces, and gravitational and inertia forces. Wing ribs are a crucial component that transfer these loads throughout the wing structure.

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    Atlan Bilyal
    Atharva Desai

    (4538749)
    (4540417)

    Mentor Group : E-4b

    Group A : Wing Rib


    Group B : Metal
    A wing is constructed from thin metal skins which can resist in-plane tension and shear loads but
    bow under compressive loads which are directed in-plane. Hence the skin is reinforced by stringers
    which resist the compressive loads and loads normal to the skin. The wing silhouette in the chord
    wise direction must be kept in shape to maintain the aerodynamically suitable shape. Thus, to keep
    the desired shape, internal structural support units are put in place. These structural supports are
    called wing ribs. 1
    The wing rib of a Cessna Skylane is shown in Figure 1.
    This wing rib has the shape of the structure that it has to
    support, which is the wing. The wing rib extends from the
    leading edge to the trailing edge of the aircraft wing. The rib
    is notched to host the stringers where the lower flange of the
    rib is notched to host the stringers of the lower skin.
    Holes are made to the web of the rib for mass reduction,
    accessibility and to form a passage for wiring and fuel pipes.
    The design for the wing rib is said to have the required
    strength with minimum weight.2
    The wing rib is made out of aluminium. The electrical
    conductivity of aluminium alloys makes it easier to create a
    safe cage of Faraday of the aircraft fuselage. Aluminium
    Figure 1 : Wing Rib of Cessna Skylane
    provides a light tension bar and the performance/weight
    ratios are also better, compared to other metals and alloys
    such as steel. Compared to other materials like steel and carbon, aluminium is much lighter but on
    the other hand it is weaker. However, the fact that is light doesn't mean that is not strong. By
    alloying it a much stronger material is produced, i.e a metal alloy. Thereby, we increase the yield
    strength and ultimate strength. Metal alloys have a good processibility, plastic behaviour and are
    rather cheap.3 Hence, due to the weight and strength capacities of aluminium, the metal was chosen
    to manufacture the wing rib.
    There are two ways to design a wing rib. The first is designing the rib as a shear resistant plate
    girder that will not bow under loads. This method is used for the design of the lightly loaded ribs
    where the web stiffeners are omitted and instead a series of standard flanged lightening holes are
    introduced. The second method is based on the diagonal tension theory where the rib is forced to be
    under incomplete diagonal tension field. The manufacturing is done via a thin wall machining. The
    machining strategy for thin wall sections varies depending on the height and thickness of the wall of
    the rib. The number of passes is determined by the wall dimensions and axial depth of cut.
    Sometimes a technique called corner milling (slicing) is used. This consists of multiple successive

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    Mentor Group : E-4b

    passes which remove material ensuring low radial immersion/ engagement angle and low cutting
    forces.4 Uprights are introduced to the rib to support rib buckling.

    Pitching

    Lift

    Resultant Lift

    During flight, there are loads that act on the wing ribs, such as aerodynamic loads acting on the rib
    which by its roll transfers it to the spars; concentrated forces from landing gears and engine support
    points which are transferred to the wing cellular units in the form of distributed shear flows;
    medium forces resulting from the flaps, ailerons, fuel tanks, etc and body forces in the form of
    gravitational forces (weight) and inertia forces due to mass of the wing. These forces are shown
    below on the diagram. The wing rib is the same as the rib shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 has been
    cropped to just show the wing rib.5

    Resultant Drag

    Stress

    ulta
    nt W
    ing
    We
    igh
    t

    Wing Weight

    Res

    Front

    Spar

    Reac
    tion

    Drag

    Figure 2 : Forces on a wing rib.

    To optimise this component would increase the overall efficiency of an airplane. Using carbon
    instead of aluminium might be one of the ways to go about. To conclude, wing ribs are one of the
    most essential components of a wing and thus an airplane.
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    %20Analysis%20and%20Design%20Optimization.pdf

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