AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXHAUST NOZZLE COMPRISING SANDWICH STRUCTURE WITH SHEAR STIFFNESS BETWEEN SKINS AND COMPLIANCE IN THE THICKNESS DIRECTION

摘要

A sandwich structure (10) includes a first skin (18), a second skin (20), a first hinge member (32, and a second hinge member (42). The first hinge member is movably coupled to the first skin (18) at a first skin joint (40). The second hinge member (42) is movably coupled to the second skin (20) at a second skin joint (50). The first hinge member and the second member are movably coupled to one another at a member joint (52) located between the first and second skin joint. The joints (40, 50, 52) may be rigid or flexible.