Aircraft with removable structural payload module
First Claim
1. An aircraft, comprising:
- a forward fuselage segment;
an aft fuselage segment;
a wing structure supported from the aft fuselage segment;
a tail structure supported from at least one of the aft fuselage segment and the wing structure;
an engine supported from one of the aft fuselage segment and the wing structure; and
a payload module disposed between and connecting the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment, the payload module forming the structural attachment between the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment, and further being disconnectable from the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment such that the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment are not connected to each other when the payload module is disconnected from the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment.
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Abstract
An aircraft includes a forward fuselage segment, an aft fuselage segment, a wing structure supported from the aft fuselage segment, a tail structure supported from either the aft fuselage segment or the wing structure, and an engine supported from either the aft fuselage segment or the wing structure. A payload module is disposed between and connects the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment, so as to form the structural attachment between the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment. The payload module is disconnectable from the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment such that the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment are not connected to each other when the payload module is disconnected from the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment.
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20 Claims
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1. An aircraft, comprising:
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a forward fuselage segment; an aft fuselage segment; a wing structure supported from the aft fuselage segment; a tail structure supported from at least one of the aft fuselage segment and the wing structure; an engine supported from one of the aft fuselage segment and the wing structure; and a payload module disposed between and connecting the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment, the payload module forming the structural attachment between the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment, and further being disconnectable from the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment such that the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment are not connected to each other when the payload module is disconnected from the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An aircraft, comprising:
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a forward fuselage segment having a forward fuselage segment skin; an aft fuselage segment having an aft fuselage segment skin; a wing structure supported from the aft fuselage segment; a tail structure supported from at least one of the aft fuselage segment and the wing structure; an engine; an engine support disposed between and connecting the engine and one of the aft fuselage segment and the wing structure; a payload module disposed between the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment and having a payload module skin; a disconnectable forward module attachment disposed between the forward fuselage segment skin and the payload module skin; and a disconnectable aft module attachment disposed between the aft fuselage segment skin and the payload module skin. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An aircraft, comprising:
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a forward fuselage segment; a canard structure supported from the forward fuselage segment. an aft fuselage segment; a wing structure supported from the aft fuselage segment, the wing structure including a left wing and a right wing; a tail structure supported from the wing structure, the tail structure comprising a left boom supported from the left wing, a left vertical tail supported from the left boom, a right boom supported from the right wing, and a right vertical tail supported from the right boom; at least one engine supported from the aft fuselage segment; and a payload module disposed between and connecting the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment, the payload module forming the structural attachment between the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment, and further being disconnectable from the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment such that the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment are not connected to each other when the payload module is disconnected from the forward fuselage segment and the aft fuselage segment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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