Aircraft wing assemblies having both composite and metal panels are
disclosed. In one embodiment, a wing assembly includes a support
structure, an upper panel assembly formed from a metal material and
coupled to the support structure, and a lower panel assembly formed from
a composite material and coupled to the support structure. The metal
material may be aluminum, titanium, or any other suitable metal, and the
composite material may be a carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP)
material or other suitable composite material. In another embodiment, the
upper panel assembly includes a downwardly depending first web portion,
and the lower panel assembly includes an upwardly depending second web
portion, the second web portion being proximate the first web portion,
and an interface member of an isolating material is disposed between the
first and second web portions.