According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a frame
member for an aircraft is provided comprising a clip region and a frame
region. According to an aspect of this exemplary embodiment of the
present invention, the clip region, shear web region and the frame region
are integrated into the frame member and be formed from an extrusion mold
by a milling process. Advantageously, this allows for a reduced number of
individual elements for forming a frame member and provides the
flexibility of variation of the forms and dimensions of a frame member
for an aircraft.