Design of ribs in the leading edge of Airbus A380
The following pictures show the position of the ribs in the aircraft,
result of MOPED (15000 finite elements, two load-cases), design of ribs
3 and 4 based on MOPED results, and the
manufactured prototype.
About 15-20% weight savings compared to traditional design:
Michal
Kocvara
August 30, 2003