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Aircraft for commercial air travel and a method of manufacture

US11453483B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 2021
Grant dateSep 27, 2022
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64C2039/105
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Aspects related to aircraft for commercial air travel and methods of manufacture. An aircraft includes a blended wing body, a single deck located within the blended wing body, wherein the single deck additionally includes a passenger compartment located in a lateral middle portion of the blended wing body and at least a cargo store located laterally outside the passenger compartment, and a landing gear, wherein the landing gear includes at least a nose gear located substantially forward of the single deck and at least a main gear located substantially aft of the single deck, wherein one or more of the at least a nose gear and the at least a main gear occupies a gear housing that overlaps with a plane coincident with at least a portion of the single deck.

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