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wingbox
Definição1
The wingbox of a fixed-wing aircraft refers to the primary load-carrying structure of the wing, which forms the structural centre of the wings and also the attachment point for other wing components such as leading edge flaps, trailing edge flaps and wing-tip devices.
Fonte1
WIKIPÉDIA a enciclopédia livre, [s.l.], WINGBOX, 2022. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 25 de Out de 2022.
Nota adicional1
The wingbox is so called since, on many designs, the combination of the forward and rear wing spars and the upper and lower wing skins together form a natural "box" shape running through the wing.
Spanish
caja del ala