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Inboard monolith11/8/2023 ![]() ![]() A wing for an aircraft, comprising: a spar comprising: a monolithic structure, the monolithic structure comprising an upper chord, a lower chord, and a web positioned between the upper chord and the lower chord and a strut, distinct and separate from the monolithic structure, coupled to the monolithic structure between the upper chord and the lower chord and extending across the web.Ģ. The wing of claim 1, wherein the spar comprises an inboard end and an outboard end.ģ. The wing of claim 2, wherein: the web comprises a plurality of webs distributed along a length of the spar between the inboard end and the outboard end and a thickness of the webs decreases in a direction from the inboard end to the outboard end of the spar such that an inboard web positioned closer to the inboard end comprises a larger thickness than an outboard web positioned closer to the outboard end.Ĥ. ![]() The wing of claim 3, wherein: the strut comprises a plurality of struts, each strut corresponding to one of the plurality of webs and a thickness of the strut varies proportionally to the thickness of the corresponding web.ĥ. The wing of claim 2, wherein: the strut comprises an upper end positioned adjacent the upper chord and a lower end positioned adjacent the lower chord and the strut is positioned at an angle that is non-vertical relative to the upper chord and the lower chord and is oriented toward the outboard end of the spar such that the upper end of the strut positioned adjacent the upper chord is positioned nearer to the outboard end than the lower end of the strut positioned adjacent the lower chord.Ħ. ![]()
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