| abstract |
The wing includes a wing box, an internal system mounted within the wing box, an opposing pair of skins fastened to and covering the wing box, and a plurality of fastening systems, the wing box including interconnected spars, wherein an enclosed wing in skin, the plurality of fastening systems configured to fasten the skin to the spar and provide protection against electromagnetic effects, wherein each fastening system includes a threaded fastener, a nut plate and a nut, the nut plate comprising a body and a cover, the nut encapsulated within the nut plate between the body and the cover, wherein rotation of the nut about a nut plate axis is restricted within the nut plate and orthogonal within the nut plate Free linear movement on the nut plate axis. |