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Aircraft

US10807732B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignees

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE
AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS · FR

Inventors

Daniel Reckzeh · Stuhr, DE
Raul Carlos LLAMAS SANDIN · Getafe, ES

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 9, 2017
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 26, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/40
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft comprising a fuselage extending along a longitudinal axis between a fore section and an aft section, wings mounted to the fuselage, a tail unit mounted to the aft section of the fuselage, and a first propulsion unit and a second propulsion unit both mounted to the aft section of the fuselage in such a way that a first axis of rotation of the first propulsion unit and a second axis of rotation of the second propulsion unit both extend in a vertical center plane spanned by the longitudinal axis and a yaw axis. The provided centerline mounted double-engine aircraft allows for a simple manufacture, maintenance and retrofit of the engines, in that the first propulsion unit and/or the second propulsion unit are arranged outside the fuselage.

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