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A pressure bulkhead especially for closing the tail end of the pressurized interior of an aircraft fuselage includes a curved or cupped disk, a peripheral rim, and a transition portion joining the rim to the disk. All the components of the bulkhead are integrally formed of a fiber-reinforced composi

A pressure bulkhead especially for closing the tail end of the pressurized interior of an aircraft fuselage includes a curved or cupped disk, a peripheral rim, and a transition portion joining the rim to the disk. All the components of the bulkhead are integrally formed of a fiber-reinforced composite material. The peripheral rim and the transition portion together form a circumferential frame that supports circumferential forces and transfers forces into the aircraft fuselage, to which the rim is connected. The transition portion has a curved cross-section that curves in the opposite direction relative to the curvature of the cupped disk, whereby the rim bends or flares back toward the convex side of the cupped disk. The curvature of the transition portion is relatively tight so that an acute angle is formed between the rim and the cupped disk, and the rim extends in contact with the inner surface of the fuselage structure over a contact range at which the rim may be rivet-connected to the fuselage. A reinforcing ring may be arranged between the rim and the fuselage.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In an aircraft having a fuselage, a pressurizable interior space within said fuselage, and a pressure bulkhead arranged in said fuselage to bound said pressurizable interior space on one side of said bulkhead, an improvement wherein said pressure bulkhead comprises a cupp

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In an aircraft having a fuselage, a pressurizable interior space within said fuselage, and a pressure bulkhead arranged in said fuselage to bound said pressurizable interior space on one side of said bulkhead, an improvement wherein said pressure bulkhead comprises a cupped disk having a first curvature, a peripheral rim, and a transition portion connecting said peripheral rim with said cupped disk, wherein said transition portion and said peripheral rim together form a circumferential support frame of said pressure bulkhead, said peripheral rim bears against and is connected to said fuselage over a circumferential band contact range, said transition portion has a curved cross-sectional shape with a second curvature that curves in a direction opposite that of said first curvature of said cupped disk, an acute angle spanning said transition portion is formed between said peripheral rim and said cupped disk, and at least said circumferential support frame comprises a fiber-reinforced composite material.