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Providing skins for aircraft fuselages

  • US 8,128,025 B2
  • Filed: 03/21/2008
  • Issued: 03/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An aircraft comprising:

  • a plurality of truss elements configured to form a space frame fuselage;

    a plurality of panels connected with the truss elements and configured to form a skin over the space frame fuselage, the panels movable relative to one another so as to prevent loading of the space frame fuselage from inducing loading in the skin; and

    a plurality of elongate links connecting the panels with the truss elements, each link having an adjustable length and first and second ends, each end attached to a corresponding boss permitting limited rotation of the link relative thereto, the boss of the first end affixed to one of the panels, and the boss of the second end affixed to one of the truss elements.

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