US Patent 9090328 Fuselage segment and method for manufacturing a fuselage segment

Provided is a fuselage segment that extends in a longitudinal fuselage segment axis and is closed in a circumferential direction around this longitudinal fuselage segment axis. The fuselage segment features a plurality of shell components for forming a skin of the fuselage segment that respectively feature two first shell component edges extending along a longitudinal shell component direction and two second shell component edges extending along a lateral shell component direction. The shell components are respectively connected to at least one adjacent shell component along at least one first shell component edge and along at least one second shell component edge. Methods for manufacturing such a fuselage segment are also provided.