METHOD FOR FORMING A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT FOR AN AIRFRAME OF AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENT FOR AN AIRFRAME OF AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT

摘要

The present invention pertains to a method for forming a structural component for an airframe of an aircraft or spacecraft, comprising: Providing a prefabricated shell element comprising a thermoplastic substrate; and Applying a stiffening structure to the shell element by additive manufacturing, wherein a plurality of continuous thermoplastic filaments filled with reinforcing fibers are continuously heated and three dimensionally formed such that the filaments are crossing and bonded to each other at a plurality of crossing points to form a three dimensional grid truss integrally formed on the shell element. The present invention pertains to a corresponding structural component and to an aircraft or spacecraft comprising such a structural component.